AMARILLO POLICE DEPARTMENT
MEDIA/PUBLIC RELEASE
DATE: August 4, 2023
TIME:
CASE NUMBER: 23-511535, 512307, 512600
INCIDENT TYPE: Aggravated Robbery, Aggravated Assault/Deadly Weapon & warrant from outside agency
OFFICER SUBMITTING RELEASE: Sgt. Carla Burr-PIO
DETAILS: The Amarillo Police Department is working diligently to decrease violent crimes and gun related incidents by targeting those offenders who have committed multiple offenses. Today, one more of these suspects is behind bars because of the work by the Violent Crimes Detectives and the APD SWAT team.
On July 15th near 4th and N. Georgia, a victim was shot over a monetary disagreement. On July 29th, a different victim was robbed and shot in the 2100 block of S. Lipscomb by the same suspect. Detectives were able to link these two cases together through their investigation and determined he was wanted on a parole violation for drug charges out of the state of Georgia. Detectives were able to obtain a warrant for the Aggravated Assault W/Deadly Weapon as well. Swat set up surveillance on a possible location for the suspect and was able to take him into custody without incident. The suspect is identified as Leedrew M Harris, male, age 44. He was booked into the Potter County detention Center for Aggravated Assault w/Deadly Weapon and the parole Violation from Georgia.
