Middletown police investigating fatal shooting

A man was killed early this morning while leaving a Verity Parkway bar, according to Middletown police.

At about 12:49 a.m., police received a call of a person lying behind 601 North Verity. The man was dead when officers got to the scene. An initial investigation revealed the man had been at the 513 Lounge next door. A group of people were leaving the bar when shots were fired and at least one person was hit, according to police.