Susan Inks believes the killing of Rodney Pettit, 41, at a bar in Omaha, Nebraska, should have never happened if prosecutors would have charged the same suspect in her son's death two years ago.Omaha police said Pettit was assaulted before midnight Saturday and died Monday morning at Nebraska Medicine.Over the weekend, police released photos of Parliament Pub patrons they wanted to question in Pettit's assault. Inks saw the photos on social media and her heart dropped."I immediately, of course, recognized him and said, 'Yes, that's him,"' Inks said. "I immediately emailed Omaha police and said, 'His name is Nolan King.'"Inks knows King as the man who killed her son, Shane Inks, 31, in September 2019 at 33rd and Howard streets. "He was stabbed over 17 times in the face neck and chest," she said.Police never charged King, who was 19 at the time. Detectives said the stabbing was self-defense.Inks said she's angry and took to social media posting how another person is dead and King is the suspect. "It's pretty heartbreaking. It opens a lot of old wounds," she said.Now Pettit's family and friends are feeling the same pain."We had a meeting and pulled the whole team together. There was not a dry eye in the house," David Dunn said. "They were talking about how willing he was he would do whatever it took to help them be successful and I think that sums him up." From Oklahoma, Pettit's boss at Legend Driven Honda described how important Pettit was to the success of their car dealership during COVID-19.Pettit moved to Lawton from Omaha two years ago to work as the general sales manager.Dunn said he and Pettit, a father of four, with a 3-month-old, just had a nice conversation last week about finding his happiness. "Great changes in his life, recently married, brand new baby...he felt like things were coming together, as well as they had for him and his life. It's so devastating," Dunn said.Inks hope Pettit's family will get the justice she's been waiting for."He should have gone to jail when he killed my son and then his daughter would have a dad," Inks said. Police booked King for first-degree assault with a weapon, but not a gun.Those charges are expected to be upgraded. Police are not saying how Pettit died.His friends said he was in town for a networking event.
Susan Inks believes the killing of Rodney Pettit, 41, at a bar in Omaha, Nebraska, should have never happened if prosecutors would have charged the same suspect in her son's death two years ago.
Omaha police said Pettit was assaulted before midnight Saturday and died Monday morning at Nebraska Medicine.
Over the weekend, police released photos of Parliament Pub patrons they wanted to question in Pettit's assault.
Inks saw the photos on social media and her heart dropped.
"I immediately, of course, recognized him and said, 'Yes, that's him,"' Inks said.
"I immediately emailed Omaha police and said, 'His name is Nolan King.'"
Inks knows King as the man who killed her son, Shane Inks, 31, in September 2019 at 33rd and Howard streets.
"He was stabbed over 17 times in the face neck and chest," she said.
Police never charged King, who was 19 at the time. Detectives said the stabbing was self-defense.
Inks said she's angry and took to social media posting how another person is dead and King is the suspect.
"It's pretty heartbreaking. It opens a lot of old wounds," she said.
Now Pettit's family and friends are feeling the same pain.
"We had a meeting and pulled the whole team together. There was not a dry eye in the house," David Dunn said. "They were talking about how willing he was he would do whatever it took to help them be successful and I think that sums him up."
From Oklahoma, Pettit's boss at Legend Driven Honda described how important Pettit was to the success of their car dealership during COVID-19.
Pettit moved to Lawton from Omaha two years ago to work as the general sales manager.
Dunn said he and Pettit, a father of four, with a 3-month-old, just had a nice conversation last week about finding his happiness.
"Great changes in his life, recently married, brand new baby...he felt like things were coming together, as well as they had for him and his life. It's so devastating," Dunn said.
Inks hope Pettit's family will get the justice she's been waiting for.
"He should have gone to jail when he killed my son and then his daughter would have a dad," Inks said.
Police booked King for first-degree assault with a weapon, but not a gun.
Those charges are expected to be upgraded. Police are not saying how Pettit died.
His friends said he was in town for a networking event.
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