AUSTIN (KXAN) — The suspect in the 2023 Central Texas shooting spree that left six people dead and others injured has been transferred back to Travis County jail following a stint in the state hospital.
Shane James, 36, faces multiple charges, including capital murder, attempted capital murder and aggravated assault. He is accused of killing his parents in their Bexar County home then traveling north on Dec. 5, 2023, to Austin and going on a seemingly-random killing spree.
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The rampage ignited a citywide manhunt that ended the same day when, police say, James crashed while fleeing in a stolen car in far southwest Austin, at the intersection of RM 1826 and SH 45.
James has been in custody ever since. Last fall, nearly a year after his arrest, he was found incompetent to stand trial, meaning he was too mentally ill to understand or participate in his own defense. He was transferred to a state hospital in April for mental competency restoration, according to his attorney Russell Hunt…