TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICEDeath Row Inmate Information
Name: Harris, Roderick
TDCJ Number: 999573
Date of Birth: 06/12/1984
Date Received: 06/13/2012
Age (when Received): 28
Education Level (Highest Grade Completed): 11
Date of Offense: 03/17/2009
Age (at the time of Offense): 24
County: Dallas
Race: Black
Gender: Male
Hair Color: Black
Height (in Feet and Inches): 6′ 3″
Weight (in Pounds): 306
Eye Color: Brown
Native County: Dallas
Native State: Texas
Prior Occupation: Laborer
Prior Prison Record: Six month state jail sentence for Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle (revocation of 4 year Dallas County adult probation), #1391461; discharged upon expiration of sentence.
Summary of Incident: In the course of a daylight home invasion, Roderick Harris entered a residence and held a family of six at gunpoint while he went through purses and belongings looking for money. During a struggle, two Hispanic male victims were shot multiple times with a Glock 40. Both victims died as a result of their injuries.
Co-Defendants: None
Race and Gender of Victim: Two Hispanic Males
