2nd man arrested, 1 sought after woman injured by gunfire

PADUCAH, Ky. (KBSI) – A Paducah man is the second person arrested while another person is sought after a woman was seriously injured and two vehicles were struck by gunfire in Paducah in a shooting at a bar early Saturday morning (February 3).

Tituss Rush, 36, of North 7th Street faces three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment, menacing and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon.

Rush was arrested after officers saw him driving near Oscar Cross Boulevard Tuesday afternoon.

Detectives were investigating after separate altercations at Joe’s Place on Jordan Drive. Police were called at 2 a.m. Saturday, February 3 to Joe’s Place.

Police say that during the brawl Rush fired a handgun three times into the air.

Rush was convicted of first-degree robbery in 2010. Therefore, he is prohibited from carrying a handgun.

Savontrell Henderson, 22, was originally arrested on four counts of first-degree wanton endangerment and two counts of third-degree mininal mishcief. He now faces an attempted murder charge after police say their investigation showed he fired a handgun directly at another man.

Police are still searching for Coryaunta Rhodes III of Metropolis, Ill. He is charged in a warrant with second-degree assault.

As several fights were occuring, Rhodes is accused of striking a woman near the doorway of the bar. She sustained a broken jaw and required treatment at an out-of-state hospital.

They determined that multiple fights had happened and spilled into the parking lot of the business. The fray was caught on numerous surveillance cameras.

Police determined Savontrell Henderson fired several shots from a handgun during the fight. They found Henderson at his home on Dixie Avenue.

Henderson told police he went to his vehicle and got a pistol, then returned to the front of the bar. He said he was standing with a group of his friends when a man came running toward them, and he fired several shots toward the man and the parking lot.

Henderson was arrested and booked into McCracken County Regional Jail.

Officers found two vehicles in the parking lot with bullet holes in them, but no one was reported injured by gunfire.

Detectives served a search warrant at Henderson’s home. They recovered the gun police say Henderson said he used in the shooting, some ammunition and a second handgun.

While the fights were happening, a woman was near the doorway of the bar and was struck by a man she identified as Coryaunta D. Rhodes III.

It was reported the 21-year-old woman sustained a broken jaw. She was taken to an out-of-state hospital for treatment.

Anyone with information about where Rhodes may be or what happened Saturday morning is asked to call call the Paducah Police Department at 270-444-8550.