Wafu Asian Bistro Vacates Liquor License After Shooting: Fairfield PD

FAIRFIELD, CT — Wafu Asian Bistro, the site of a June 19 shooting that left one person injured, "has voluntarily surrendered their liquor permit," according to the Fairfield Police Department, which pushed for the move.

The police department submitted a request for Summary Suspension of the Liquor License to the Department of Consumer Protection's Liquor Control Commission on the day following the shooting.

As a result of the surrendering, the restaurant "will no longer be permitted to serve alcohol," police said.

Before surrendering the liquor license, the permit had been suspended indefinitely; what the latest action means for the restaurant's future was not immediately known.

Ten shots were fired during the June incident, but no arrests have been made.

In addition to the shooting, Fairfield Police Chief Robert Kalamaras also detailed several other incidents at the restaurant over the past several months, telling the commission that the restaurant appeared to have been "converted into a gentlemen's club."

"The [shooting] victim suffered a bullet wound which traveled through his left arm and into his left side," Kalamaras wrote in June. "The victim was uncooperative during the investigation, and would provide no useful information [to] detectives. Inside the restaurant several hard wired surveillance cameras, as well as an Arlo wireless camera were located. Investigators would learn from the business-owners that all of the cameras were inoperable."

Any violations of law, which occurred on the June date, in addition to previous incidents, are still under investigation by the Department of Consumer Protection, Fairfield police said.

"The Fairfield Police Department would like to thank the [Department of Consumer Protection] for all of their hard work and dedication in this case to ensure that the residents of Fairfield maintain their quality of life and that establishments are functioning within the confines of the law."