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Garrett James Ballard, 21, told authorities the weapon he used in the shooting — a .223 rifle — came from the patrol unit belonging to his father, Precinct 3 Constable Jimmy Ballard.
Garrett James Ballard faces capital murder charges for the deaths of Elijah Adam Benson and Travis Leslie Fox. The two men were killed at Ballard’s home
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Deputies arrested Ballard about 6:57 a.m. Tuesday morning after they responded to a call to check the welfare of residents at his home, Burnet County Sheriff’s Office said.
After his arrest, Ballard told deputies that he and the victims had purchased doses of acid with the intention to celebrate a birthday at Ballard’s house,
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When he saw Fox and Benson acting strange due to the effects of the hallucinogenic drug, the affidavit said, Ballard took the keys to his father’s patrol unit, retrieved a .223 rifle from the trunk and loaded the weapon.
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“Due to the current developing episode,” it said, “Benson began to lose control and for unknown reasons to Ballard he then turned the firearm towards Benson and discharged the firearm into Benson.”
He left the scene and contacted his girlfriend and several members of his family, including his father, and told them what happened,
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