A man linked to a deadly shooting rampage that left six people dead in San Antonio and Austin last December has been formally charged with capital murder in Bexar County. Shane James Jr., 35, is accused of first killing his parents in their northeast-Bexar County home, according to a report by KENS5. After the alleged murder of his parents, records indicate James went north to Austin, where, the violence continued with four more people being gunned down and three others injured.

The Bexar County Sheriff's Office has confirmed that they issued the murder warrant for James, who, presently sits in custody in Travis County, pending trial for related charges there. His move to Bexar County for prosecution might be on hold, given the complex logistics involved in interstate judicial proceedings, with Bexar County officials signaling that the process could be drawn out. In a news release, it was stated that James also faces four counts of capital murder, two counts of aggravated assault against a public servant in Travis County and one count of aggravated assault in a mass shooting scenario, as detailed by TPR.

Investigations into James' background reveal a troubled history, with his siblings reporting to investigators that he suffered from schizophrenia and had been discharged from the U.S. Army in 2015 following a domestic violence incident. Deepening the narrative of a mental health crisis is James' own alleged confession, where he reportedly told authorities that on the morning of the killings, he was "feeling impending doom and it got worse," as stated in arrest records obtained by KENS5.

According to the Bexar County Sheriff's Office, the extent of James' violence was vast, he allegedly followed up the fatal shootings of his father and mother with the killing of four unrelated individuals in Austin. When apprehended by authorities on December 5, James purportedly inquired if his parents had been contacted, seemingly unaware that he had been identified as their suspected killer. His next court hearing, taking place in Travis County, is scheduled for August 20, as corroborated by the evidence presented and the timeline of the tragic events.