Officials say Horace Harris, 24, was part of an ambushed robbery, where 20-year-old Melton McGee was sitting in his apartment and shot to death.
District Attorney's Office announced a gang member was sentenced to life in prison earlier this week. , 24, according to a press release, was facing life in prison for the murder of Melton McGee, 21, back in October 2017. However, instead of going to trial on capital murder charges, he pleaded guilty, meaning he cannot appeal his conviction or life sentence.
"This was a premeditated ambush that cost the life of a promising young man," DA Kim Ogg said. "Far too often, these kinds of quick-hit armed robberies turn fatal. One man will never come home, and another is going to prison for life." Harris is said to be a documented member of the 59 Bounty Hunters, affiliated with the Bloods, and later admitted to helping rob McGee and taking things out of his SUV shortly afterward. , we reported on the then 20-year-old, who was accused of carjacking a woman.Police say Horace Harris and another man stole a Jeep Cherokee from a northwest side apartment complex, but not before terrorizing the mother of six.
Police say Harris said he and another man stole a Jeep Cherokee from a northwest side apartment complex, but not before terrorizing the mother of six
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