Hammond man faces split 6-year term for for stalking, shooting woman in head

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A Hammond man signed a plea this month admitting he stalked and shot a woman in the head. Devontae Harris, 26, admitted to aggravated battery, a Level 3 felony, according to a plea agreement filed …

Devontae Harris, 26, admitted to aggravated battery, a Level 3 felony, according to a plea agreement filed May 9. The deal calls for four years in prison and two on probation. A judge would have to review and accept the plea offer. His sentencing is July 17.

She had a protection order filed against Harris in September, records show. Just two days before the shooting, he came over and left her with a black eye, charges state. The woman told police she went to a grocery store with her child. When they returned, she got a text from Harris asking where she was. She ignored it.

As the woman started to scream for the other man, Harris shot her in the head, according to the affidavit. She fell, then standing over her, he started shooting her again, records state. She didn’t know who the other man with Harris was, documents show.

 

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