Jordan Moura, 24, of Manchester

MANCHESTER — A 24-year-old local man is in custody in connection with the Saturday night shooting that seriously injured another man, and the bar where police say the shooting took place has lost its liquor license for at least 10 days.

Police said they arrested Jordan Moura, a Manchester resident whose last known address is on Sibley Drive, around 11:30 a.m. Monday on a warrant, and charged him with one count of first-degree assault, a Class A felony.

Moura is accused of shooting a 29-year-old man, whose name police haven’t released, inside Cheers & Beers, a bar and lounge at 1055 Elm St.

The shooting stemmed from an argument, police said, adding that the alleged victim was found in an alley behind the bar by people who flagged down officers on patrol.

The man suffered “serious injuries,” police said, and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.

His condition wasn’t known as of Monday.

Patrol officers and members of the department’s Special Enforcement Division took Moura into custody without incident on East Industrial Park Drive, police said.

Moura was booked on the charge and ordered held on preventive detention pending arraignment, which has yet to be scheduled.

Police Chief Allen Aldenberg praised the work of “personnel throughout the department” for the prompt arrest, which, he said, “is a prime example of our efforts to reduce violent crime.”

He referred to his announcement earlier this month that all of the department’s available resources were “being used to investigate, identify, and arrest violent offenders.”

“I say again – anyone who thinks they can commit violence in this city should be on notice,” Aldenberg added.

As for the suspension of the bar’s liquor license, police said it was issued by representatives of the state Liquor Commission’s Department of Enforcement pending a Board of Licensure hearing.

In the meantime, they said, the bar’s business practices and its history of violations, if any, will be reviewed.

Dean Shalhoup may be reached at 594-1256 or dshalhoup@nashuatelegraph.com.

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