A man was fatally shot outside an Aurora bar shortly before 1 a.m. this morning.
The shooting occurred at Montview Bar & Grill at the intersection of Montview Boulevard and Nome Street, according to detective Bob Friel, spokesman for the Aurora Police Department.
Friel said the incident began with a physical altercation between two women in the bar.
After the fight, one of the women involved in the fight left the bar with two men. As the three attempted to drive away in a truck, a bar patron stepped outside and opened fire on the truck.
The bullets riddled the truck, hitting all three occupants.
The driver managed to get himself and two passengers to a local hospital, where one of the male victims was later pronounced dead, said Friel.
Friel said the other two were seriously injured but are expected to survive.
The gunman fled the scene and is now being sought by Aurora police.
Friel said that more than a dozen people witnessed the shooting and were interviewed by police.
Anyone with information is asked to call detective Hershel Stowell at 303-739-6079.
Howard Pankratz: 303-954-1939 or hpankratz@denverpost.com
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