# Killing of Ernest Earl Harris

Unsolved homicide · 1993 · Suffolk, Virginia

On February 23, 1993, Ernest Earl Harris 40, was at home recovering from a recent surgery. He was alone watching television when an unknown suspect/s kicked in his front door and shot him once. They stole a portable “boom box” radio and left Harris to die. Family returned from a movie night and found Harris dead in the living room. More than three dozen people were interviewed but not enough information was obtained…

Original record: https://coldcase.vsp.virginia.gov/?p=536
Case page: https://realjustice.ai/cases/killing-of-ernest-earl-harris-va536

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## Sources

1. Virginia State Police record, https://coldcase.vsp.virginia.gov/?p=536


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