DALLAS — Editor's note: Above video previously aired after Harris was arrested in November 2020.
A North Texas man will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to a string of shootings in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex back in 2020.
Jeremy Rashaud Harris, 34, faced three counts of murder and two counts of aggravated assault in Dallas County for the spree that spanned more than two weeks. In Collin County, Harris faced one more count of murder for the shooting death of his ex-girlfriend's father.
Here is a timeline of the shootings:
Oct. 31, 2020
At 2:56 a.m. Oct. 31, a Southern Methodist University student was shot in Downtown Dallas.
Robert Jaden Urrea, 19, was walking downtown near the intersection of Harwood and Jackson streets.
Surveillance footage shows Urrea appear to turn toward a white Ford. The video shows Urrea fall to the ground and then the car drives away.
"We strongly believe this was a drive-by shooting, unprovoked, committed by complete strangers," Urrea's family said in a statement.
Dallas police said the vehicle was owned by Harris' girlfriend.
She told investigators that they were in an altercation earlier and he was gone with her vehicle for about four hours. That's when police believe he shot Urrea.
An arrest warrant affidavit shows that Harris was involved in a crash hours later in a Ford Taurus that matches the description of the car used in Urrea's killing. Investigators found a fired cartridge under the passenger seat, records show.
Nov. 14, 2020
Around 8:33 p.m. Nov. 14, Adam Gautreau, 36, was shot and killed along Stemmons Freeway at Empire Central Drive in Dallas.
His mother said he moved about four years ago to Dallas but struggled with drug addiction. Gautreau was homeless and panhandling at the time of his death.
A black Chevrolet Tahoe pulled up near where Gautreau was.
“He was beckoned back over and when he turned around they just fully shot him from head to toe, nine times,” the man's mother, Marlowe Gautreau said. “It seems completely random.”
Police records show the same black Tahoe was involved in another shooting about 30 minutes later.
Around 9:02 p.m. Nov. 14, Kenneth Hamilton was killed at the intersection of South Beckley Avenue and Clarendon Drive in Dallas. He was at a stoplight when he was shot.
Surveillance video shows a black Tahoe pulled beside Hamilton’s car and then drive off.
“He was killed senselessly,” Kenneth's wife, Joyce said. “A car pulled up and just shot him, just randomly, for no reason, just shot him.”
Hamilton, 57, was taken to the hospital, where he died from his injuries.
Harris was later arrested driving a black Chevrolet Tahoe. Black rims matching the tires seen on surveillance footage were found in his home, according to arrest warrant affidavits.
Phone records for Harris show his phone was at the scene of both shootings. And police said the same gun was used in both slayings, records show.
Nov. 16, 2020
Around 1:10 a.m. Nov. 16, a 36-year-old man was injured in a shooting on East Grand Avenue in Dallas.
A black SUV pulled up behind the man's car and someone inside the vehicle began shooting "unprovoked," police said. The man was injured but a female passenger was unharmed.
Though a criminal charge has not been filed in the case, arrest warrant affidavits for the Nov. 14 slayings show the gun used in those shootings also matched the weapon used on Grand Avenue.
Nov. 17, 2020
Around 9:50 p.m. Nov. 17 a person was shot on Lebanon Road in Frisco. That person was injured but was expected to survive. Frisco police said they aren't certain if Harris is connected but are looking at a possible link.
At 10:39 p.m. Nov. 17, two 20-year-old women were shot in a drive-by on University Drive. Denton police said Harris is the suspected shooter.
Officials said a vehicle pulled up next to the car the women were in and opened fire. Both women were taken to the hospital to be treated for their injuries, Denton police said.
Police said the shooting was random.
Nov. 18, 2020
Around 11:10 a.m. Nov. 18, firefighters respond to a house fire on Anvil Drive in Celina.
Blair Carter, 60, was found dead inside the home after the fire was extinguished.
When officers got to the location, witnesses told them that they saw a man dressed in black clothes running from the home and carrying an unknown object before the fire department arrived, police said.
Jeremy Harris sentencing for Dallas County, Collin County shootings
Harris had two hearings, one for Dallas County and one for Collin County.
Judge Ernest White presided over the Dallas County hearing, where Harris pleaded guilty to all counts of murder and both counts of aggravated assault. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole and 20 years, respectively, to be served concurrently with his life sentence.
Then, Judge Angela Tucker presided over the Collin County hearing, in which Harris pleaded guilty to one count of capital murder. The death penalty was waived as part of the plea agreement, and Harris was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
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