A police official initially theorized that Eugene was under the influence of `` bath salts , '' a drug that contains synthetic stimulants that can `` cause chest pains , increased blood pressure , increased heart rate , agitation , hallucinations , extreme paranoia and delusions , '' according to the National Institute of Drug Abuse . Poppo said he initially thought Rudy Eugene , 31 , was `` a good guy '' His statements were made and recorded during a July 19 interview with Miami police . He also told the officer that his mother had been shot to death in her home on April 20 of last year by an unknown assailant who then fled into the woods near their home.
Poppo said he initially thought Rudy Eugene , 31 , was `` a good guy '' His statements were made and recorded during a July 19 interview with Miami police . He also told the officer that his mother had been shot to death in her home on April 20 of last year by an unknown assailant who then fled into the woods near their home.