Shooting spree suspect asks judge if he can represent himself

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Shane James, the suspect in a December 2023 shooting spree that spanned from Bexar County to Austin, killing six people and injuring three others, asked a judge Friday morning if he could represent himself in the case.

Following James' hearing earlier this year, his attorney Russ Hunt said James was receiving psychiatric treatment in jail.

Judge Clifford Brown told James he has a right to represent himself, but advised him not to.

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