Texas BMX legend and bike shop owner, 58, shoots his own employee dead at store

Texas BMX legend and bike shop owner, 58, 'shoots his own employee dead' at store when he tried to wrestle gun out of his hand: Hall of Famer then kills himself at home

  • Don Johle was one of the most celebrated BMX racers in the US, with 50 national BMX titles to his name and over 500 career wins 
  • He retired in 1985 and opened a bike shop in Garland, Texas: in 2012, he was one of the first seven to be inducted into the Texas BMX Hall of Fame
  • On February 16, a worker at the store, James Kincheloe, 40, was found dead inside the shop: Johle, 58, was found dead by suicide at his home shortly after

By Harriet Alexander For Dailymail.com

Published: 07:01 GMT, 22 February 2023 | Updated: 13:18 GMT, 22 February 2023

A Texas BMX legend has been found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after allegedly shooting dead an employee in his bike shop during an argument.

Wesley Don Johle, 58, was discovered by police at his Rowlett home shortly after the body of James Kincheloe, 40, was found inside the Garland shop on February 16.

There was no sign of any forced entry. Surveillance footage from inside the shop showed 'enough probable cause' to suspect Johle, said Lieutenant Richard Maldonado of Garland police. 

Investigators are now trying to work out what happened in the moments leading up to Kincheloe's death. 

Legendary BMXer Wesley Don Johle in Fort Worth, Texas, in July 2020. He was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound

Johle is seen in action in 1984

Wesley Don Johle, 58, (left) was found dead at his home when police went to arrest him on suspicion of killing his employee James Kincheloe, 40, on February 16

Johle was one of Texas's most celebrated BMX racers - pictured her on the number one bike

Johle was one of the most celebrated BMX racers in the U.S., with 50 national BMX titles to his name and over 500 career wins.

He retired in 1985 and opened...

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