Packy Connors liquor license temporarily revoked after shooting

The hearing could have several outcomes short of shuttering the bar. For example, the board could force Packy's to close its doors earlier each night if it is determined that the problems occur after a certain hour, Pokaski said.

This morning two uniformed police officers working a paid detail inside the pub heard gunfire outside across the street at 1:58 a.m. The officers ran outside and saw a man with dreadlocks allegedly shooting four people. That man was later identified as Hyatt. Another off-duty police officers also heard the gunfire and joined what became a foot chase, police said in a summary of events released this afternoon.

As the officers chased Hyatt down Blue Hill Avenue, he allegedly ignored their commands to stop and pointed a gun in their direction. The officers fired several shots at Hyatt "in an attempt to stop him from shooting others," according to the summary. No one was hit.

Police lost sight of Hyatt when he cut down Ingleside Street and climbed a large fence. He was arrested a short time later when police found him on a back porch on Woodcliff Street.
Hyatt pleaded not guilty this afternoon in Roxbury Municipal Court to charges that included unlawful possession of a loaded firearm, assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, and resisting arrest. Judge Edward R. Redd ordered him held on $200,000 cash bail and revoked his bail an another unrelated case.

Defense attorney Debra Shopteese questioned the evidence because police lost sight of the suspect during the chase. In court, no connection was established between Hyatt and Packy Connors.

The four victims were described by police as a 23-year-old man and three women ages 25, 22, and 20. All four remained in hospitals this afternoon.

A stretch of Blue Hill Avenue remained closed for several hours this morning while a swarm of police collected evidence, including the Firearm Discharge Investigation Team. A few blocks from the pub, police and city workers mowed an overgrown lot on Woodcliff Street searching for the gun used in the shootout.

Last week, Pokaski told the Globe that the board rejected an earlier request by the police department to shutter Packy's about two months ago. On July 7, the board issued a warning against the bar for letting someone sneak out with a cup of alcohol. But the board dismissed violations written by police blaming the bar for two other incidents: a gun discharging about a block from the bar and a fight outside the establishment.

Police have made 100 service calls at Packy's in the past five years. When the Globe story ran in April, the bar had already failed two liquor-law enforcement stings. From November 2007 to April 2009, it received 17 violations from 33 premise inspections.