When questioned by police about whether he drove the Lexus used in the 2021 shooting, Steven Eubanks told officers that the vehicle belonged to his family member, who is accused of a mass shooting …
. Police testified the Lexus allegedly used in Burton’s killing was registered to Williams’ mother.
The case against Eubanks is largely comprised of circumstantial evidence tying Eubanks to the Lexus, as well as an identification by an eyewitness who picked the preliminary hearing to claim, for the first time, that he recognized Eubanks as being inside the vehicle. Authorities have not publicly identified a motive for the killing.
Eubanks’ attorney, Donald Lancaster, blasted the prosecution’s case as basically meaningless and asked that all charges be dismissed. Williams, meanwhile, is awaiting trial on a host of felony charges in Contra Costa that will guarantee him a life sentence if he’s convicted.