He was married to my sister and he had 8 kids...yougest is 4...now all those kids have to go without a father and my sister without a husbend....if the murderer is out there I hope he gets whats comming to him...he ruined a family, I hope he goes to jail, and rots there

Boobs and bullets. Of course it made the AP wire.

Sincere condolences to you, Lucia, and to the rest of the victim's families and friends.

Can't believe we cannot get a better descriptions of the murderer....

6' 180 slender build, jeans black coat with studs???/

Okay how politically correct are we?? Was he CAUCASION? MEXICAN DECENT? ASIAN? CUBAN? or shall we say AFRICAN AMERICAN? oh my can't believe I just said ALL THOSE ABOVE. Such bad words to use. But why wasn't any of these above used. Would be easier to figure out who the individual is??

Did this happen at the Hooters on Kingston Pike or Merchants Ave ?

They probably thought it was the one they were familiar with. I thought it was Kingston Pike because that is one I know about.

Ch 6 and Ch 9 both reported that the guy was shot at 10:15 tonight behind Greenhills Grill. There was a short foot chase then shots were fired leaving the suspect from the hooters shooting on a stretcher headed south the UT hospital.

You'll note the KPD received a tip to look for Rudd. He was spotted on Noelton (which is the road entrance to Sequoyah Hills across from Western Plaza). My guess is the police just didn't happen to be in that area and happen to see him. He was a criminal known by the police. I guess we'll get more details over the next few days.

When I saw his picture, I knew it was mental illness. He looks so similar to my loved one with a similar history. Unfortunately the criminal justice system is on the front line of dealing with victims of this disease. They often do not have the insights into their illness that would motivate them to stay on their meds. I know first-hand how difficult to even get any medical information, much less treatment, for another adult.

My sympathies for all involved. It is heartbreaking.

Ever heard of New York's Kendra's Law? Tennessee is one of only 7 states without a similar law. Go to (link...) and look up SB1269 proposed by Sen. Burchett, currently being held up in a subcommittee. Too bad it has not passed already - it had the potential to prevent a tragedy such as this one.

" ... a person may be ordered to receive assisted outpatient treatment if the court finds that such person:
(1) Is 18 years of age or older;
(2) Is suffering from a mental illness;
(3) Is unlikely to survive safely in the community without supervision, based on a clinical determination;
(4) Has a history of lack of compliance with treatment for mental illness that has: been a significant factor in necessitating hospitalization in a hospital, or receipt of services in a forensic or other mental health unit of a correctional facility or a local correctional facility, within a specified period of time as detailed in this bill; or resulted in one or more acts of serious violent behavior toward self or others or threats of, or attempts at, serious physical harm to self or others within a specified period of time as detailed in this bill;
(5) Is, as a result of such person's mental illness, unlikely to voluntarily participate in outpatient treatment that would enable such person to live safely in the community;
(6) In view of such person's treatment history and current behavior, is in need of assisted outpatient treatment in order to prevent a relapse or deterioration which would be likely to result in serious harm to the person or others; and
(7) Is likely to benefit from assisted outpatient treatment.

The petition may be initiated only by the following persons:

(1) Any person 18 years of age or older with whom the subject of the petition resides;
(2) The parent, spouse or sibling 18 years of age or older, or child 18 years of age or older of the subject of the petition;
(3) The director of a hospital in which the subject of the petition is hospitalized;
(4) The director of any public or charitable organization, agency or home providing mental health services to the subject of the petition or in whose institution the subject of the petition resides;
(5) A qualified psychiatrist who is either supervising the treatment of or treating the subject of the petition for a mental illness;
(6) A psychologist or a social worker who is treating the subject of the petition for a mental illness; or
(7) A parole officer or probation officer assigned to supervise the subject of the petition.

TENNESSEE NEEDS THIS LAW - CALL YOUR LEGISLATOR TODAY AND URGE THEIR SUPPORT.

(link...)

I'm sorry I missed him when he spoke in Knoxville recently, but his account of trying to get help for his son could have been written about our experience. I am so glad to know about SB1269.

Notice the comments on both the NS and the WBIR sites. Kinda of puts the lie to the claim that there's no real prejudice against hispanics generally -- "just illegals." The guy's description -- "White man with a dark complexion" -- was enough to bring the bigots out in force. I'm sure they are most disappointed that his name isn't Jimanez or Gonzalez.

UPDATE: Tests link suspect's gun to Hooters killing