CRIME ALERT: 12South Shooting at End of School Party; Suspect Named

Metro Police say that they have identified a suspect whom they believe shot into a crowd of teenagers having a house party in 12South to celebrate the end of the school year the day before yesterday. Allegedly, Anton Rucker walked up to the party on Acklen Avenue, started arguing with one of the adult women in the group, and critically wounded a 16-year-old girl who was not involved in the argument.

According to the 12South list serv, one of the other teens attending the party told the Tennessean:

He called his wife [on his cell phone], and she pulled up in front of the house and gave him a big silver gun .... He just opened fire on all of us, and we scattered.

Police ask anyone seeing Anton Rucker or knowing his whereabouts to contact them at 862-8600 or Crime Stoppers at 74-CRIME.