Layla Williamson and VT Wood-Davion Olden Hornsby were shot outside Bare Cabaret on Reservoir Circle, near U.S. 290. Now two men are in custody, charged with murder.
AUSTIN, Texas — Two men are now in custody in connection with a double homicide outside a strip club in eastern Travis County earlier this month.
Last Friday, the Travis County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) issued warrants for 19-year-old James Mackeise Shearrion and 20-year-old Kevin Curtis Parrish. Both are charged with murder of multiple persons, a capital felony, in connection with the deaths of 19-year-old Layla Williamson and 23-year-old VT Wood-Davion Olden Hornsby early Sunday morning outside Bare Cabaret, located on Reservoir Circle, near U.S. 290.
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On Saturday, TCSO confirmed that Parrish had been taken into custody. He was booked into the Travis County Jail on Saturday afternoon.
TCSO said it also issued an additional warrant for Shearrion’s mother, 38-year-old Precious Josslyn Shearrion, for hindering apprehension and tampering with evidence. Deputies believed the mother and son were fleeing to Memphis in a red or maroon 2016 GMC Terrain with Texas license plate WVD9593.
As of Monday afternoon, jail records show James Shearrion is in custody. He was booked into the Travis County Jail at 2:16 p.m. Monday after turning himself in. His bond has not been set. Parrish’s bond is set at $1 million.
Precious Shearrion was also booked into the Travis County Jail on Monday, July 13, at 3:55 p.m. after turning herself in.
Background on this case
TCSO said hundreds of people were located inside and outside Bare Cabaret when officials arrived shortly before 4 a.m. on Sunday, July 5. Once on scene, officials helped provide aid to anyone who needed assistance. Two people, later identified as Williamson and Olden Hornsby, had been shot.
Olden Hornsby was pronounced dead on scene at 4:22 a.m., and Williamson, who was taken to a hospital, died at 5:14 a.m.. Investigators believe the victims might have known one another.
According to an affidavit obtained by KVUE, TCSO detectives obtained surveillance video from a store near Bare Cabaret. The affidavit states that the video showed three men approaching Williamson and Olden Hornsby in the club’s parking lot. The men then ran directly toward the victims and began grabbing their waistbands. The affidavit says two of the suspects then drew handguns and fired multiple rounds toward both Williamson and Olden Hornsby, causing them to fall to the ground.
The men then ran from the scene toward a small, black, four-door SUV, which they entered and fled, according to the document.
While investigating the scene, the affidavit states that detectives began receiving anonymous tips identifying the shooters as “James” or “Lil James” and “Kevin” or “Kevo,” and “suggesting the shooting was possibly gang-related between the rival 4K and 5K gangs.”
Through social media videos, the affidavit states that detectives were able to identify the suspects as Shearrion and Parrish. Additional surveillance footage obtained by detectives showed Shearrion and Parrish in the black SUV, according to the affidavit.