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Grand Rapids police are investigating a shooting next to McFadden's Saloon, 58 Ionia Ave. SW, that occurred Sunday, June 15, 2014.

(Garret Ellison | MLive)

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Police are investigating after shots were fired overnight in the Heartside Arena District downtown.

Nobody was injured and police have no suspects after shots were fired outside McFadden’s Restaurant and Saloon, 58 Ionia Ave. SW, just after 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 15.

Investigators found casings and a car hit by bullets next to the bar, police said.

According to dispatch traffic, officers had to contend with a Saturday night bar crowd during the incident. McFadden's, which was at a capacity crowd, locked the doors immediately following the shots and only allowed people to leave, according to representatives with BarFly Ventures.

Ionia Ave. SW was shut down in front of the bar while police gathered evidence.

According to an email from a downtown witness who saw the incident from an apartment at 38 Commerce, "the shooter was one male (acting alone) firing at a group of both men and women, all around 25 or so years of age."

"He fired south at the Mcfadden's building wall, which was where they were standing" and ran toward Stella's. "The shooter was grabbed by his friends and rushed out of there."

BarFly representatives said the doors at Stella's were locked and nobody was allowed inside immediately after the shooting. The bar's rear entrance opens on an alley between Ionia and Commerce Ave. SW.

Police also investigated shots fired at 423 Laurel St. SW around the same time.