A grand jury in Dallas has indicted a Red Oak man for three murders that happened last year. Jeremy Harris, 31, also faces aggravated battery charges for trying to kill two others.
The new cases are in addition to the capital murder indictment Harris faces in Collin County for the murder of a Celina man in December.
The Dallas County indictments accuse Harris of killing SMU student Robert "Jaden" Urrea on Halloween night, and with killing Adam Gautreau, 36, and Kenneth Hamilton, 57, both on November 14th.
"In my opinion, based on what I've seen so far, I believe that this is the definition of a serial killer." Said Deputy Police Chief Reuben Rameriz said at the time of Harris's arrest in November. "The characteristics of the shooting are similar. Always shooting out of a vehicle. There is no known motive outside of those known characteristics and behaviors of the shooter."
Deputy Police Chief Avery Moore says there were a pair of shootings in Dallas on November 14th by an unidentified man in a black Tahoe. Police say the same vehicle was later seen at a shooting two days later.
And over the last few days, police connected the Tahoe to the crime scene and death of 60-year-old Blair Carter who was found inside a burning home near the Dallas North Tollway. That's when police began to connect the dots.
"They were able to scrub social media and they found out there were other shootings in the Metroplex." said Ast. Dallas Police Chief Avery Moore. "There was a shooting in Denton, Prosper, Frisco and there was an actual homicide in Celina. The detectives thought it was interesting from the perspective of there was a black vehicle that was associated to all these shootings as well as the homicide."
Police believe alleged serial killer arrested in Dallas is also connected to shooting in Denton, although no charges have been filed for that case yet.
An arrest affidavit says Harris was driving a white Ford Taurus in the attack that happened at the intersection of Harwood and Jackson streets. Police say the car was involved in an accident and has been in a repair shop. They say the murder had a similar set of circumstances to the Celina murder.
Harris is being held on $4 million bond in the Collin County jail where he will first face charges in the Celina case.
