Overview
- Suspect James Joseph Rios, 45, remains jailed without bail on multiple felonies including seven counts of aggravated attempted murder, five counts of felony discharge of a firearm, and aggravated cruelty to an animal.
- Charging documents say he opened fire from a barricaded home, ambushed arriving officers, and surrendered after an hours-long SWAT standoff.
- Prosecutors say Rios shot a father in the stomach and head, injured the man’s son in the foot, and killed the family’s Dachshund.
- Investigators report he threatened to kill officers, fired at his fleeing adult daughter, and admitted he acted due to “internal anger.”
- Officers recovered a long rifle and multiple casings from the home as the investigation and court proceedings in 2nd District Court continue.