[3][4][5][6] Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said that police discovered two bodies in a home in the San Antonio area.
[10] The suspect, 34-year-old Shane Matthew James Jr. of San Antonio, was charged with four counts of capital murder, and held without bond.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was discharged and arrested due to a domestic violence incident in January 2022, though he was eventually released on bail.
In August 2023, police were called due to reports that James was suffering from a mental health episode but they "left the residence without taking him into custody on the misdemeanor warrants to avoid a possible violent confrontation.
"[11][12] President Biden called on Republicans to ban assault weapons and urged them to help take action on gun control after the shootings in Central Texas and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
[14][15] Texas Governor Greg Abbott, on a post on X, described the shootings as heinous, and said that James, the perpetrator, must "never see the light of day".
Abbott also said that he and his wife Cecilia were praying for the recovery of the injured, and thanked law enforcement for risking their lives to apprehend James.