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State to investigate special needs home after fatal shooting 12/16/18, 12:48 PM <br />tatesman <br />State to investigate special needs home after fatal shooting <br />By Nicole Chavez <br />Posted Sep 24, 2016 at 12:01 AM <br />Updated Sep 25, 2018 at 5:25 PM <br />In the wake of the fatal shooting of an autistic man after he ran away from his special needs home, <br />the state agency overseeing such facilities has opened an investigation into its operations. <br />Jared James, 24, was killed Monday morning in South Austin after police say he broke into a house <br />near the facility and the homeowner shot him. <br />James was pronounced dead at the scene. Police found his body within the threshold of the <br />shooter's home, police said. <br />nthorities are not pursuing charges against the shooter, who KVUE-TV identified as John Daub. <br />The Travis County district attorney's office will review the case. A police spokeswoman said it is <br />standard procedure. <br />A resident who lives near the special needs home said on Tuesday it is not the first time someone <br />ran away from the facility. <br />Joan Inbody, 84, said that a few weeks ago she was sitting inside her home on Brantley Cove when <br />she saw a man running from the special needs home while several staff members chased him. <br />"They were outside looking for him for about two hours until they found him," Inbody said. "I <br />don't know where he was for so long." <br />Even though the home has been operating for years near her home, Inbody said doesn't feel the <br />facility fits in the neighborhood. <br />https://www.statesman.com/NEWS/20160924/State-to-investigate-special-needs-home-after-fatal-shooting Page 1 of 2 <br />