Shane James trial: Day 6

On Thursday, testimony came from the Bexar County Sheriff's Office. They were doing a welfare check on Shane James's parents home where he lived. This welfare check was after his shooting spree in Austin. Body camera video shows deputies breaching the house, finding pools of blood and finding his parents bodies in the bathroom. James in the courtroom notably kept his eyes down for the parts that showed his parents bodies. At several points he even wiped his eyes appearing to slightly cry. The jury saw photos of his bedroom. The detective described it as having a pungent smell. There were all sorts of incoherent notes on the walls, with things like, the lasering is concluded, not done with me. There was also a training gun and a gun manual, which matched the weapon he used on his shooting spree. There was unlabeled medication, caffeine pills, and allergy meds. And in the closet, empty soda bottles. Detective Ruby Garcia interviewed him a couple weeks after the shooting spree. He spoke softly throughout the interview. I was watching. He said after shooting his father twice in the kitchen, his mother was screaming, backed up, and he shot her through the door in the bedroom area. But James said, I don't remember shooting through the door. He said he hated to see his mother suffer, so he shot her again. Both were dragged to the bathroom. James took some money from his mom's purse and was leaving, then went back to the house because he said he didn't want his brother to see everything. He sounded somewhat disgusted when he said there was blood everywhere. James filled the dog bowls. When he drove north towards Austin, he described a little fairy kicking him in the face. Detectives asked in the interview if there was anything he wanted to tell his family, and he said, I want to tell my family what my mother told me. Shane, don't get arrested. The jury saw various journal pages from 2017 to 2020 that talk about things like a secret society and cult. The defense bringing up the mentions of lasers in his journals. James has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. In their opening statements, they said there were, quote, laser masters in his mind.