Keryan Jones is an alleged killer from Texas who has been charged with two murders at the Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino in Eagle Pass Texas
According to police reports Keryan Jones would open fire at the Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino killing two people and injuring five others before fleeing.
Police would locate Keryan Jones miles away and would extradite him back to Eagle Pass where he has been charged with two counts of capital murder and five counts of assault with a deadly weapon
Police in Eagle Pass have no released what set Keryan Jones off
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Keryan Jones, 34, was arrested Sunday on two counts of capital murder and five counts of assault with a deadly weapon in connection with the shooting. He fled the scene but was apprehended hours later in Stockdale, which is located in Wilson County.
He was later extradited to Maverick County, where Eagle Pass is located.
Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber told KSAT on Monday afternoon that his bond totals $4.5 million: $1.5 million per capital murder charge, and $300,000 per aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge.
Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino is located in Eagle Pass, approximately 149 miles southwest of San Antonio.
Here is everything we know about the deadly shooting and all the developments that have happened since then.
2 killed, 5 injured in shooting
The shooting happened around midnight Sunday in the 700 block of Lucky Eagle Drive, near the U.S.-Mexico border.
In a phone interview, Maverick County Judge Ramsey English Cantú told KSAT that two people were killed and five others were injured.
“Our law enforcement is in full gear, we are ensuring what is number one, the assurance of safety in our community to assure that everything is completely under control,” Cantú told KSAT.
Details on what led to the shooting have not been released.
Eagle Pass police said Jones was captured in Stockdale hours after the shooting, in coordination with multiple law enforcement agencies, according to a Facebook post.
A Wilson County Sheriff’s public information officer confirmed Jones’ identity in a phone interview with KSAT.
Jones has been extradited to Eagle Pass in Maverick County from Wilson County, which is about 40 miles southeast of San Antonio and 180 miles from the casino.
The Wilson County Sheriff’s Office said Jones was located following a pursuit that began after an attempted traffic stop by Texas Department of Public Safety troopers near a Circle K.
Cantú told KSAT a black Nissan Frontier truck was believed to be involved in the shooting.
DPS troopers discharged their firearms to stop Jones’ vehicle, which the sheriff’s office said was partially disabled but continued fleeing.
Wilson County deputies joined the pursuit on State Highway 123 and Farm-to-Market 1347.
Jones was taken into custody in the 1000 block of FM 1347 after a “successful PIT (precision immobilization technique) maneuver and Taser deployment,” the sheriff’s office said.
According to a media release from Eagle Pass police, the capture was confirmed through vehicle tracking via license plate recognition (LPR) systems, which allowed the Texas Department of Public Safety to find the suspect.
A weapon was recovered, and no DPS troopers were injured, Eagle Pass police said.
The Justice of the Peace confirmed to KSAT that Marcus Antley, a retired U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent, and Alicia Sanchez, a Dimmit County resident, were the two people killed at the casino early Sunday morning.
Eagle Pass Mayor Aaron Valdez said on Instagram that Antley was a “beloved community member,” who “will be remembered not only for his career, but also for his generosity, leadership and the lasting friendships he built throughout Eagle Pass.”
In a Facebook post, Dimmit County Judge Martha Alicia Gomez Ponce said, “We remain committed to collaborating with Maverick County officials and the City of Eagle Pass to provide any assistance required,” in part.
Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas said in a statement that the five injured people were taken to medical facilities in Eagle Pass and San Antonio.
“As Mayor, I reaffirm our commitment to support the victims, their families, and our entire community as we grieve together,” Valdez said.
In an X post, University Health said it received two patients from the shooting.
A 59-year-old woman remains hospitalized in fair condition, the hospital system said on X. A 22-year-old woman was also treated and released, the post said.
Kickapoo casino shooting victim recalls being hit by shrapnel
In an interview with KSAT, a victim of the shooting said she suffered a first-degree burn on her chest.
“A bullet ricocheted off my chest,” Venessa said. “I have a first-degree burn from a bullet and bruising on my chest.”
She described first hearing noises resembling fireworks before taking cover upon the realization that it was gunshots.
“We noticed it was not fireworks. Someone was shooting,” Venessa said. “My husband had seen the people in front of us fall to the floor. We just immediately covered ourselves and ran back in.”
People who were at Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino on Saturday night described it as “packed” and full of excitement.
Soon, gunfire overpowered the sound of slot machines.
“A lot of people go there from out of town,” Felipe Martinez said, “but we never thought something would happen there.”
Jesus Zamora, who was inside the casino when the shooting took place, was stunned by the lack of preparation.
“What concerns me is that there is no emergency protocol,” Zamora said
In the hours following the shooting, the Eagle Pass community grappled with the loss of Antley and Sanchez and what the shooting means for the border town moving forward.
“I’m going to have second thoughts about coming back. It’ll probably be a while,” said Manuel Lujan, who left the casino just minutes before the shooting. “I imagine the locals themselves will, (but) you know, they’ll probably be hesitant about coming out here as well.”
In a news release, the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas Police Department said there was no ongoing threat to the community.
The casino will remain closed as the investigation is ongoing.
On Monday, Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino said in a Facebook post it was “heartbroken by the tragic events” that happened over the weekend.
“Out of respect for those impacted and to allow authorities to continue their investigation, the casino will remain temporarily closed,” the post said. “We will share updates as they become available.”
