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‘The Definition of a Serial Killer:' Police Tie Celina Murder Suspect to at Least 3 Dallas Murders
Dallas police say a man charged with four murders may be a suspect in other offenses in surrounding cities, with investigations ongoing
By Frank Heinz • Published November 20, 2020 • Updated on November 21, 2020 at 5:56 am
What to Know
Celina police on Thursday identified 31-year-old Jeremy Harris, of Red Oak, as the suspect arrested and charged with the murder of 60-year-old Blair Carter, his ex-girlfriend's father.
Dallas police say the man suspected of killing an SMU student on Halloween night has been arrested and detectives are calling him a serial killer. NBC 5’s Maria Guerrero reports, police say he may be linked to a string of murders...Dallas police said during a news conference Friday morning that Harris is now the lead suspect in two other fatal shootings as well as an aggravated assault that took place within hours of each other last week, the fatal shooting of an SMU student on Halloween and that he is also being looked at for three separate shootings that took place last week in Denton, Prosper and Frisco.
Investigators said Friday morning that they uncovered evidence that places Harris at the site of four Dallas shootings, three of which were fatal. Dallas police said they have not yet interviewed Harris and have not revealed a motive for the shootings. They said they have seen no evidence to suggest he had an accomplice or was with anyone else when the shootings took place.
On Thursday, Harris was being held on a murder charge with a $1 million bond. With the additional three murder charges in Dallas, his bond has been raised to $3 million and could be raised yet again. He is being held in the Collin County Jail.
Dallas Chief of Police Renee Hall, called out recently by a frustrated Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson over the recent spate of violence in the city, said Friday morning the string of shootings were unusual and alarming.
"It was alarming because it was separate and apart from anything that we've seen," Hall said. "These were incidents of random homicides and random acts of shooting that were, as I said before, inconsistent with any of the homicides and or aggravated assaults that we've seen throughout the year."
Police said there may be evidence Harris is connected to other crimes in the city but that due to the ongoing investigations into those crimes they declined to provide more information Friday.
"We could not be more grateful for having this individual out of our community," Hall said Friday morning. "Violence itself, homicides and aggravated assaults put a certain level of fear in our community, to begin with. But the knowledge that someone is randomly, with no real reason and reckless regard for human life is going around murdering individuals is a separate fear."
Dallas police said Friday morning that they started comparing the recent shootings in their city to the Celina case after receiving a bulletin about the homicide and the suspect's vehicle being a black Tahoe.
Friday afternoon, Denton police said preliminary evidence suggests Harris is the suspected shooter in a random shooting in Denton on Nov. 17. In that incident, police said a 20-year-old driver and her 20-year-old passenger reported driving down the road when a vehicle pulled up beside them and began shooting into their vehicle. Both females sustained non-life-threatening gunshot wounds and were transported to a local hospital for treatment.
‘The Definition of a Serial Killer:' Police Tie Celina Murder Suspect to at Least 3 Dallas Murders
Dallas police say a man charged with four murders may be a suspect in other offenses in surrounding cities, with investigations ongoing
By Frank Heinz • Published November 20, 2020 • Updated on November 21, 2020 at 5:56 am
What to Know
- Man charged in Celina murder tied to three murders in Dallas
- Dallas police say man may have committed other offenses in the city
- Man also suspected in shootings in Frisco, Prosper and Denton
Celina police on Thursday identified 31-year-old Jeremy Harris, of Red Oak, as the suspect arrested and charged with the murder of 60-year-old Blair Carter, his ex-girlfriend's father.
Dallas police say the man suspected of killing an SMU student on Halloween night has been arrested and detectives are calling him a serial killer. NBC 5’s Maria Guerrero reports, police say he may be linked to a string of murders...Dallas police said during a news conference Friday morning that Harris is now the lead suspect in two other fatal shootings as well as an aggravated assault that took place within hours of each other last week, the fatal shooting of an SMU student on Halloween and that he is also being looked at for three separate shootings that took place last week in Denton, Prosper and Frisco.
"In my opinion, based on what I've seen so far, I believe this is the definition of a serial killer," said Dallas Police Deputy Chief Reuben Ramirez.
Police said the murder in Celina involved a known connection, with Harris having dated his victim's daughter in the past. All of the other shootings, police said, appeared to be random with no apparent connection between the gunman and the victims.Investigators said Friday morning that they uncovered evidence that places Harris at the site of four Dallas shootings, three of which were fatal. Dallas police said they have not yet interviewed Harris and have not revealed a motive for the shootings. They said they have seen no evidence to suggest he had an accomplice or was with anyone else when the shootings took place.
On Thursday, Harris was being held on a murder charge with a $1 million bond. With the additional three murder charges in Dallas, his bond has been raised to $3 million and could be raised yet again. He is being held in the Collin County Jail.
Dallas Chief of Police Renee Hall, called out recently by a frustrated Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson over the recent spate of violence in the city, said Friday morning the string of shootings were unusual and alarming.
"It was alarming because it was separate and apart from anything that we've seen," Hall said. "These were incidents of random homicides and random acts of shooting that were, as I said before, inconsistent with any of the homicides and or aggravated assaults that we've seen throughout the year."
Police said there may be evidence Harris is connected to other crimes in the city but that due to the ongoing investigations into those crimes they declined to provide more information Friday.
"We could not be more grateful for having this individual out of our community," Hall said Friday morning. "Violence itself, homicides and aggravated assaults put a certain level of fear in our community, to begin with. But the knowledge that someone is randomly, with no real reason and reckless regard for human life is going around murdering individuals is a separate fear."
Dallas police said Friday morning that they started comparing the recent shootings in their city to the Celina case after receiving a bulletin about the homicide and the suspect's vehicle being a black Tahoe.
Friday afternoon, Denton police said preliminary evidence suggests Harris is the suspected shooter in a random shooting in Denton on Nov. 17. In that incident, police said a 20-year-old driver and her 20-year-old passenger reported driving down the road when a vehicle pulled up beside them and began shooting into their vehicle. Both females sustained non-life-threatening gunshot wounds and were transported to a local hospital for treatment.
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