Texas Attorney Attempts To Murder His Girlfriend At Austin Bar, Ends Up Killing Himself After Arrest

A Texas attorney caught on video allegedly pulling out a gun and trying to shoot a former girlfriend at the bar where she worked before being tackled by two patrons was found dead Wednesday, days after being released on bail.

The Austin Police Department told Fox News Digital that officers found Gavin Rush dead around 4:25 p.m. after receiving a request to conduct a welfare check. A police spokesperson did not say how Rush died.

Rush, 41, was arrested on Nov. 26 after storming into the Anderson Mill Pub in Austin with a gun to confront the woman, who was working behind the bar, following a breakup, according to court records.

He put a small leather satchel on the table and asked if he could speak with her, police said.

"So you just aren't going to talk to me," he asked her, according to court documents.

When she replied "no," Rush allegedly pulled a pistol out of the bag with an attached laser sight and centered it on her chest.

Security video of the incident shows two patrons, who were familiar with the couple and their breakup, lunging at Rush and tackling him to the floor. During the struggle, Rush placed the gun under his chin and tried to shoot himself, a police affidavit said.

One of the patrons said he was able to keep Rush's finger off the trigger, police said. Rush fired at least three shots but no one was hurt. One of the bullets struck a mirror where his ex-girlfriend was standing, police said.

The two patrons held him until authorities arrived. The woman told investigators her relationship with Rush ended more than a month prior to the incident.