TEXAS — New details have been released about the man in custody who is suspected of going on a shooting spree Tuesday that left six people dead and three injured. The crimes spanned Austin and San Antonio. 

The suspect has been identified as 34-year-old Shane James. Bexar County Sheriff's Office cited that mental health played a role in these shootings. 

According to police, the violence began in San Antonio. Two people were killed inside a home on Port Royal Street in northeast San Antonio. Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar described it as a “grizzly” double homicide. 

Bexar County Sheriff's Office identified the two as the parents of Shane James—Phillis James and Shane James Sr.

What You Need To Know

  • Texas authorities say a daylong series of attacks in Austin and San Antonio has left six people dead and at least three wounded

  • Those who died were found in two homes in Austin and a home east of San Antonio, and police say the wounded included two police officers and a bicyclist

  • Police say 34-year-old Shane James, was charged with capital murder

  • Authorities say the two deceased in Bexar County are the suspect’s parents

As two deputies approached that home, “I believe they saw water coming out of the residence, appearing as if something was leaking inside,” Salazar said.

Two people were found dead in the house, but Salazar didn’t say how they died.

It’s believed the shooter then made his way to Austin. Before 11 a.m., police were called to Northeast College High School where a police officer was shot in the leg in the school’s parking lot. That officer is expected to be OK.

About noon, a man and a woman, Emmanuel Pop Ba and Sabrina Rahman, were found dead in a home. Another shooting happened shortly before 5 p.m., when a 39-year-old male cyclist suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Police responded around 7 p.m. to a call of a burglary in progress at another home later found two people, Catherine and Lauren Short, dead.

During the last call, an Austin police officer saw a man in the backyard. The man shot at the officer and the officer returned fire, Austin interim Police Chief Robin Henderson said at a news conference Tuesday night. The officer suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to a hospital. The officer was listed in stable condition.

Police said the suspect, who was not hit, drove away and police pursued him. He crashed at about 7:15 p.m. at a highway intersection and was taken into custody. The man had a gun, Henderson said.