Citizens of Austin, Texas, were not properly informed about a mass shooting taking place around them on Tuesday, according to complaints online.
34-year-old Shane James is the suspect arrested Tuesday night by Austin Police officers after he killed six people and injured three others, including two cops, in separate incidents taking place throughout the large city.
Austin Second Amendment activist, podcast host and gun shop owner Michael Cargill posted a timeline of the events on X Wednesday.
As Cargill noted, the guy was able to go “on an all day shooting spree. From shooting police officers to shooting cyclist on the road.”
James reportedly killed both of his parents in San Antonio, Texas, before heading to an Austin high school and shooting and injuring a school officer.
Over an hour after the high school shooting, James was said to have killed a man and woman in their home.
The suspect then took a vehicle, shot and wounded a cyclist pedaling down a busy street, and tried entering another nearby home.
Police responded to a “burglary” at the home and found James in the backyard where a shootout occurred.
In the home, officers found two more dead individuals.
An officer was shot and injured in that firefight and the suspect escaped, crashing his vehicle twenty minutes later during a police chase.
James was apprehended after wrecking the vehicle.
See a map of the shooting locations below:
Cargill also blamed “the lack of transparency from AISD police” for the situation lasting all day.
The lack of transparency from AISD police is why this continued as long as it did.
— Michael Cargill (@michaeldcargill) December 6, 2023
Several locals vented their frustrations online about the lack of public warning.
What’s the point of text message alerts if they aren’t being used for these types of situations?
The Travis County District Attorney’s Office issued the following statement Wednesday:
“Our hearts break for the shooting victims, injured officers, their families, and our communities impacted by yesterday’s senseless and tragic gun violence. We thank the Austin Police Department, Austin Independent School District Police, Texas Department of Public Safety, the US Marshalls, and the FBI for their quick work in apprehending this dangerous suspect. Our office is in communication with the Austin Police Department, other law enforcement partners, and federal prosecutors and prosecutors in Bexar County. The defendant has been charged in Travis County with multiple counts of Capital Murder. After he is magistrated, our office will formally receive the case and begin working on the prosecution in partnership with other prosecutors with jurisdiction. It is expected the defendant will remain in custody pending trial.”
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) also issued a message:
“Texans grieve for the loved ones of the six Texans who were murdered by a hardened criminal who must never see the light of day again. The murderer also shot two law enforcement officers in the line of duty. Texas is a law-and-order state, and violence will never be tolerated. We thank all state and local law enforcement and first responders who apprehended this criminal and protected their communities. The State of Texas will provide all resources necessary to impose the full weight of law on this criminal for his despicable crimes. Cecilia and I ask our fellow Texans to join us in lifting up in prayer the families and loved ones of those who were killed, as well as the Texans who are recovering from injuries, including an Austin Police Officer and an Austin Independent School District police officer.”
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