AUSTIN, Texas (TCN) — Following an eight-day capital murder trial, a 37-year-old man was found guilty of killing four people in Austin, Texas, in 2023, and was sentenced to life in prison.
Shane James, a former Army officer, allegedly shot his parents, Phyllis James and Shane James Sr., in the head at their home in Bexar County, Texas, on Dec. 4, 2023. He then fatally shot four other victims — 30-year-old Emmanuel Pop Ba, 24-year-old Sabrina Rahman, 56-year-old Katherine Short, and her daughter, 30-year-old Lauren Short — in Austin, Texas.
Three people survived the shooting spree: a police officer, an independent police officer with the city’s school district, and a cyclist. Shane James was charged with capital murder on Dec. 6, 2023…