New details on mass shooting at 29th and South Dallas in Amarillo Sunday
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - We are learning more information about what led to a deadly mass shooting at a home in Amarillo Sunday.
Around 5:59 a.m., Amarillo police say officers responded to a home near 29th and South Dallas for a domestic-violence shooting.
Officers arrived at the home to find 40-year-old James Dean Pena. Police say he was wearing body armor and armed with a rifle and handgun.
He was taken into custody without incident.
Inside the home, police say they found three family members with injuries. They were taken to a local hospital.
Investigators say Pena armed himself during the night and a fight inside the home led to a shooting.
Two people nearby ran to the home when they heard the gunfire. Police say Pena shot and killed them outside the home.
Family members have identified one of the victims as Virgil Lee Thompson. They say Thompson lives nearby and heard the shooting. He then ran to the home, where he was also killed.
In a GoFundMe, family members say Thompson’s “bravery and selflessness were unmatched - he was truly a hero. Lee would help anyone in need, day or night, and he loved to brag about his children. He was the heart of our family, and his loss has left a void that can never be filled.”
Family members also identified one of the victims as Larry Jimenez.
His wife says Jimenez and Thompson heard the gunshots and ran to help when they were shot.
Jimenez leaves behind a wife and 12 children.
The other victims have not been identified at this time.
Police say of the three other victims injured, one remains hospitalized.
Pena is in the Randall County Jail on a charge of capital murder of multiple persons.
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