Pit and Barrel owner Chris Ferrell shot Wayne
Mills, 44, around 5 a.m. Saturday, after the bar had closed, The
Tennessean (http://tnne.ws/1cKpENz) reported. Mills died at
Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Police spokeswoman Kris Mumford said investigators are looking
into Ferrell's claim of self-defense. She said no arrests have
been made. Ferrell had a valid handgun permit.
Michael Scott, who was among a group of friends with Mills, told
WSMV-TV (http://bit.ly/IenblO) they attended a George Jones
tribute concert Friday night and then went drinking at a couple
of bars before the Pit and Barrel.
Mills, a native of Arab, Ala., toured with the Wayne Mills Band,
which played college towns for more than 15 years. Country music
stars Jamey Johnson and Blake Shelton, as well as American Idol
winner Taylor Hicks, all opened for the band in their early
careers, according to the group's website.
Mills graduated from the University of Alabama with an education
degree, and also played football for the school, according to
the band's website.
Pit and Barrel was to have been featured Sunday on "Bar Rescue"
on the Spike TV, but the cable network decided to pull the
episode, running a rerun instead, according to spokeswoman Shana
Tepper.
The series features struggling bars and clubs that are given
makeovers by a nightclub expert.
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