Country Singer Killed Inside Nashville Club By Club Owner

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Posted 5:07pm on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a country music singer who was allegedly shot by the owner of a downtown bar.

The Tennessean (http://tnne.ws/1cKpENz) reports 44-year-old Wayne Mills was shot by Pit and Barrel bar owner Chris Ferrell around 5 a.m. Saturday morning.

Ferrell told police he shot Mills in self-defense following an argument over Mills smoking a cigarette in a non-smoking area of the bar. Mills later died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Police spokeswoman Kris Mumford says investigators are looking into Ferrell’s claims of self-defense. She said no arrests have been made in the case.

Mills, a native of Arab, Ala., toured with the Wayne Mills Band, which often performed on the college circuit.

Information from: The Tennessean, http://www.tennessean.com

Man Gets 28 yrs For Shooting Outside Bar

When keeping it real goes wrong…. 
A 29-year-old Wausau man convicted of shooting at two people in August 2012 will spend 28 years in prison and 12 years on extended supervision.

On August 30, a jury found Ka Yeng Xiong guilty on all counts, including two counts of attempted first degree homicide. Police say the victims were in a car on Pardee Street on August 5, when Xiong shot at them. One person was injured by flying glass.

Investigators say the entire incident started with a confrontation between Xiong and the victims, outside the Paradox Bar on Third Street an hour before the shooting. Shortly after the confrontation, police said two people drove to the 1700 block of Pardee Street, where Xiong lives. That’s when Xiong came out of his home, and opened fire on their vehicle.

The shooting spree also damaged neighboring property.

Investigators said seven to 10 rounds were fired, and police located several 9 millimeter casings at the scene.

Xiong will received credit for 472 days he has already spent in jail.