A man was killed and another was wounded in a shooting at an Akron bar earlier this week, and police say they are relying heavily on witness accounts to piece together what happened.

Akron Police Lt. Michael Murphy said officers were sent to Absolut Lounge on East South Street at about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday after reports of gunfire. Outside, they found a 36-year-old man lying in the parking lot with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest. Officers began giving him aid.

Inside the bar, officers found a second man, 26, who had also been struck by gunfire. Murphy said the 26-year-old is recovering.

Investigators believe the violence began with a fight between two men inside the bar. "The 26-year-old victim that was found inside of the bar, we believe that he may have been shot during an altercation that occurred inside the bar. That altercation spilled out into the parking lot. The 36-year-old male was eventually shot," Murphy said. He added that detectives are still working to confirm whether events unfolded in that order.

Detectives have taken a 33-year-old man into custody in connection with the shooting. Police have not said what charges he may face.

Investigators are also examining whether the shooting could be considered self-defense. Murphy said police have received reports that it was, along with reports that contradict that claim. "We've received reports that this was in self-defense. We've received reports conflicting that statement so we're trying to really comb through it," he said.

The case may hinge on testimony from those who were present. Murphy said that, to his knowledge, no video surveillance footage captured the shooting. "We're really (going to) have to rely on the statements of people that were there," he said. Police are asking the community for help in determining what took place.

The shooting has unsettled people who work nearby. Breanna Pantzer, executive director of Choice, A Community Social Center, which runs a mental illness recovery center a short distance down the street from the lounge, called for an end to the violence. "It is concerning to have that violence in the neighborhood because you just never know especially with bullets. I mean stray bullets could fly anywhere and hurt anybody," she said.