CHEROKEE COUNTY, Texas — The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office has identified the suspect in the murder of two men who were found on the side of the road dead from apparent gunshot wounds.
According to a press release from Cherokee County Sheriff Brent Dickson, around 2:50 a.m. Sunday morning deputies responded after the Rusk County Sheriff’s Office had received a 911 call in reference to two injured individuals, identified as Jakari Hogan, 23, and Ronnie Pearson, 20, both of Shreveport on the side of Highway 79 East at the Cherokee County and Rusk County line.
When deputies arrived, the two men were dead from apparent gunshot wounds, the press release stated. Investigators believe the two men attended a dance at the Fantasy Ballroom on Saturday, Dickson said.
The suspect has been identified as Devon Harris, 20, of Shreveport. Officials say he is to be considered "armed and dangerous" and is believed to be in the Shreveport area.
If you have any information on Harris' whereabouts, please contact the CCSO at (930) 683-2271 or your local law enforcement agency.
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