Texas lawyer discovered lifeless days after being taken down by bar patrons in alleged tried taking pictures of ex-girlfriend

A Texas lawyer caught on video allegedly pulling out a gun and attempting to shoot a former girlfriend on the bar the place she labored earlier than being tackled by two patrons was discovered lifeless Wednesday, days after being launched on bail.

The Austin Police Division advised Fox Information Digital that officers discovered Gavin Rush lifeless round 4:25 pm after receiving a request to conduct a welfare examine. A police spokesperson didn’t say how Rush died.

“The loss of life shouldn’t be thought of suspicious and the investigation remains to be ongoing,” the division stated.

Rush, 41, was arrested on Nov. 26 after storming into the Anderson Mill Pub in Austin with a gun to confront the girl who was working behind the bar, following a breakup, based on courtroom data.

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Attorney Gavin Rush points a gun at his ex-girlfriend, who is working at a bar in Austin, Texas, before being tackled by two patrons.

Legal professional Gavin Rush factors a gun at his ex-girlfriend, who’s working at a bar in Austin, Texas, earlier than being tackled by two patrons.
(Councilwoman Mackenzie Kelly)

He put a small leather-based satchel on the desk and requested if he may communicate along with her, the police stated.

“So that you simply aren’t going to speak to me,” he requested her, based on courtroom paperwork.

When she replied “no,” Rush allegedly pulled a revolver out of the bag with an hooked up laser sight and centered it on her chest.

The safety video of the incident exhibits two patrons, who’re aware of the couple and their breakup, lunging at Rush and tackling him to the ground. Throughout the battle, Rush positioned the gun beneath his chin and tried to shoot himself, a police affidavit stated.

One of many patrons stated he was in a position to hold Rush’s finger off the set off, police stated. Rush fired a minimum of three pictures however nobody was harm. One of many bullets hit a mirror the place his ex-girlfriend was standing, police stated.

The 2 patrons held him till authorities arrived. The girl investigators advised her relationship with Rush ended greater than a month previous to the incident.

Gavin Rush, 41, allegedly tried to shoot an ex-girlfriend in a bar last week, police said.

Gavin Rush, 41, allegedly tried to shoot an ex-girlfriend in a bar final week, police stated.
(Austin Police Division)

Rush had been attempting to rekindle the connection however she stated she was attempting to maneuver on with somebody new, the authorities stated. After texting one another for a number of days, the girl stopped replying to Rush, stating to investigators there was nothing additional to say on the problem.

She did reply to 1 textual content, saying she was at work and could not be bothered, the police stated. Fox Information Digital has reached out to the Austin Police Division, the Travis County Medical Examiner’s Workplace and the district lawyer’s workplace.

Rush was launched on a $40,000 bond however needed to put up a ten-percent fraction of that, or simply $4,000, Fox Austin reported.

Austin City Council Member Mackenzie Kellya volunteer firefighter and outspoken advocate for public security in Austin, advised Fox Information Digital, “Public security stays a prime precedence for me as I proceed actively working to maintain the Metropolis of Austin and the residents of District 6 secure.

“My council colleagues and I’ll persist in engaged on a pathway ahead that enables your complete metropolis to reside and work safely.” The bar the place the incident occurred is in Kelly’s district.

“This explicit case appears to be one the place the courts have failed this sufferer,” Thomas Villareal, head of the Austin Police Affiliation, advised the information outlet.

The Anderson Mill Pub in Austin, Texas where attorney Gavin Rush allegedly tried to shoot his former girlfriend.

The Anderson Mill Pub in Austin, Texas the place lawyer Gavin Rush allegedly tried to shoot his former girlfriend.
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Rush was apparently fired from the regulation agency the place he was employed after his arrest.

“Gavin Rush now not works on the agency,” the agency advised the information station. “We don’t tolerate hatred or violence of any variety. Our ideas are with the victims who skilled a major trauma that day.”