Attacks in 2 Texas cities leave 6 dead, 2 officers wounded; suspect in custody

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Source: CBS news





Updated on: December 6, 2023 / 4:20 PM MST

Six people were killed and three others, including two police officers, were wounded in attacks Tuesday in Austin and San Antonio, Texas, authorities said. A suspect, identified as 34-year-old Shane James, was being held on capital murder charges, authorities said Wednesday.

Two of the victims who were killed at a home in San Antonio are believed to be the suspect's parents, authorities said Wednesday.

The suspect was charged in Travis County with capital murder, with more charges to come, Interim Austin Police Chief Robin Henderson said. Authorities in Bexar County, which includes San Antonio, are waiting to bring charges for either murder or capital murder for the killings there, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said Wednesday.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in a statement that the suspect "must never see the light of day again."
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The suspect was in the Army for two years, an Army spokesperson confirmed to CBS News. He was an infantry officer from February 2013 to August 2015, when he left the Army as a first lieutenant. The suspect had not been deployed overseas. Salazar said Wednesday there had been a "domestic violence incident of some sort" that had "something to do with" why he left the military, but did not elaborate on the details....................................

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/shootings-san-antonio-austin-6-dead-2-officers-hurt-suspect-caught/?intcid=CNR-01-0623

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Per the article a gun was involved but no details provided.

[Skittles]

1. *yawn*

another day in gun humping America - I bet Abbott is wishing this had been an undocumented person so he could use death to advance his racist agenda

[riversedge]

2. photo of shooter--Texas man Shane Matthew James Jr. is facing capital murder charges over a series of deadly shootings

Texas man Shane Matthew James Jr. is facing capital murder charges over a series of deadly shootings across the central part of the state on Tuesday that left six people dead—including the 34-year-old suspect’s parents.

Link to tweet

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[slightlv]

4. Notice the emphasis on "stopped taking

his medication in the days before the shooting spree"... Guess where we see his defense going. Of course, he's white, and he sure *looks* maga. Nice, calm, gentle sort, isn't he? /snark

I'm sorry for that. It's probably out of bounds. No doubt he did have mental problems. But it's just amazing to me how any white male is automatically granted this dispensation, while POC are shot, no questions asked.

Let's see, the attempt to get some gun sanity failed today and this afternoon we have shooting sprees in two cities (at least) in response. Sounds like a typical American Wednesday. (sigh)

[enid602]

5. Presence of mind

Well, he did have enough presence of mind to swing by San Antonio on the way home to gun down Mom and Dad.

[viva la]

3. Mass shooters usually have a history of domestic violence

The "gun rights" groups often oppose the laws that would take guns away from domestic abusers, and this is the result.