AMARILLO POLICE DEPARTMENT
MEDIA/PUBLIC RELEASE
AMARILLO POLICE DEPARTMENT
MEDIA/PUBLIC RELEASE
DATE: June 17, 2024
TIME: 10:50PM
CASE NUMBER: 24-510032
INCIDENT TYPE: Aggravated Assault w/Deadly Weapon
OFFICER SUBMITTING RELEASE: Martin Birkenfeld-Chief of Police; Sgt. Carla Burr-PIO
DETAILS: **update 10:03PM**
The suspect in these shootings has been identified and arrested. He is identified as Jared Pearson, male, 1-4-89. He has been charged with 7 counts of Aggravated Assault W/Deadly weapon and booked into the Randall County Jail. This case is still being investigated by the Violent Crimes Unit and several support units within the Amarillo Police Department.
From Chief Martin Birkenfeld, “I would like to thank the Amarillo community for your cooperation and calls to police. Our thoughts are with the victims as they heal from the physical and mental trauma of this event. Most of all, I want to thank the officers, detectives, and the Randall County Criminal District Attorney, all who worked tirelessly throughout the day to develop evidence, put together leads, file charges, and find the suspect that committed these shootings. Our community is safer tonight because of their work. “
**update 12pm**If you have any video from this incident that you would be willing to share to help with this investigation, you can scan the QR code or click this link- https://amarillopdtx.evidence.com/axon/community-request/public/20240510032 .
If you have trouble with the link or QR code or your video won't upload, call 806-378-9370, and we will send someone from our Digital Forensics Unit out to collect the video from you.
If you have any other information, again, call Amarillo CrimeStoppers at 806-374-4400 or you can call police dispatch at 806-378-3038, option 2.
On Monday, June 17, 2024, at approximately 10:50PM, officers were called to a residence in the 7400 block of Lynnlee on a person reporting his vehicle being shot. When officers arrived, they learned this occurred near SW 37/Coulter and Sleepyhollow Boulevard. The victim reported that as he was driving on Coulter southbound near Sleepyhollow, he heard a loud “pop”. He initially thought he drove over something, but then saw the bullet hole in his windshield. Once home, he discovered he had an injury to his leg, which came from the glass of his car window. The victim was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. As officers were investigating the initial call, additional calls were received from victims who had gone to area hospitals for treatment or were calling from another location to report their vehicle being shot at. It was determined all the incidents occurred in the same general area, near 37th and Coulter and Sleepyhollow. Patrol officers determined there were four victims who had been injured, all non-life-threatening, and 5 vehicles had been damaged. Violent Crimes detectives, CSI, and team members from the Amarillo Regional Crime Center (ARCC) were called out. This investigation is ongoing.
If anyone has information on this incident, please call the Amarillo CrimeStoppers at 806-374-4400. Or you can download the P3 tips app or go to their website at amapolice.org.
DATE: June 17, 2024
TIME: 10:50PM
CASE NUMBER: 24-510032
INCIDENT TYPE: Aggravated Assault w/Deadly Weapon
OFFICER SUBMITTING RELEASE: Martin Birkenfeld-Chief of Police; Sgt. Carla Burr-PIO
DETAILS: **update 12pm**If you have any video from this incident that you would be willing to share to help with this investigation, you can scan the QR code or click this link- https://amarillopdtx.evidence.com/axon/community-request/public/20240510032 .
If you have trouble with the link or QR code or your video won't upload, call 806-378-9370, and we will send someone from our Digital Forensics Unit out to collect the video from you.
If you have any other information, again, call Amarillo CrimeStoppers at 806-374-4400 or you can call police dispatch at 806-378-3038, option 2.
On Monday, June 17, 2024, at approximately 10:50PM, officers were called to a residence in the 7400 block of Lynnlee on a person reporting his vehicle being shot. When officers arrived, they learned this occurred near SW 37/Coulter and Sleepyhollow Boulevard. The victim reported that as he was driving on Coulter southbound near Sleepyhollow, he heard a loud “pop”. He initially thought he drove over something, but then saw the bullet hole in his windshield. Once home, he discovered he had an injury to his leg, which came from the glass of his car window. The victim was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. As officers were investigating the initial call, additional calls were received from victims who had gone to area hospitals for treatment or were calling from another location to report their vehicle being shot at. It was determined all the incidents occurred in the same general area, near 37th and Coulter and Sleepyhollow. Patrol officers determined there were four victims who had been injured, all non-life-threatening, and 5 vehicles had been damaged. Violent Crimes detectives, CSI, and team members from the Amarillo Regional Crime Center (ARCC) were called out. This investigation is ongoing.
If anyone has information on this incident, please call the Amarillo CrimeStoppers at 806-374-4400. Or you can download the P3 tips app or go to their website at amapolice.org.
