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Solvay, NY -The suspect shown in a video pointing a gun during an early morning bar fight is a retired Solvay police officer, Solvay Chief Allen Wood said Wednesday.

Wood declined to name the suspect who is seen in a video pointing a gun during the fight at Bosco's Village Pub, 201 Cogswell Ave., at 1:30 a.m. on Sunday. Several videos taken during the fight were sent to local media.

Syracuse.com has reached out to the bar's owner, Steve Bosco, but he has remained unavailble for comment. However, a message posted on the bar's Facebook page says that the owner has given authorities video from the bar's eight-camera surveillance system.

The post also says that after watching the video "we have come to the conclusion that everyone has the right to defend themselves. A weapon may have not been the greatest of choices at the time."

"BVP is very sorry how this has played out," the Facebook post said. "It's a losing situation for all involved including us at Bosco's. We will and are being transparent through the legal process whatever that will be. We at Bosco's are just happy that all parties are healthy."

Reports surfaced early on alleging a former Solvay police officer was the person seen in the video pointing a gun during the fight.

Police were called at 1:30 a.m. Sunday to investigate, and by Monday morning the department was working closely with the district attorney's office on the case, the chief said. The Solvay police turned over the information gathered in their investigation to the district attorney's office on Wednesday, he said.

First Chief Assistant District Attorney Rick Trunfio declined Wednesday to name the man with the gun. The DA's office has just received the case and at this point it's too early to tell what charges the suspect could face,Trunfio said.

The investigation should be completed in a week or two, Trunfio said.

"We want to get to the bottom of this as soon as possible," he said. "The district attorney wants us to move quickly on it."