Man shot to death at Gastonia bar

Police in Gastonia are investigating the shooting death of a man at a bar.

Police told local media outlets that the shooting happened around 1:45 a.m. Sunday outside the Rock House Tavern on Aberdeen Boulevard, according to the Gaston Gazette.

Twenty-seven-year-old Christopher O'Bryan Brazil was taken to a Gastonia hospital where he died.

Witnesses said they heard several shots.

Thirty-three-year-old Corrie Derel Odems has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder. He’s being held in the Gaston County jail. It was not clear if he has an attorney yet.

Police have not released details in the shooting.

This story was originally published July 6, 2015 at 9:08 AM with the headline "Man shot to death at Gastonia bar."