A life sentence without parole was the grim outcome for Jhirrell Harris, 44, after a Collin County jury found him guilty of Capital Murder. The violent episode, which transpired outside a Walmart in Frisco on a November evening in 2023, left one man dead and an Army veteran wounded. Harris, from Monroe, Louisiana, was implicated in the robbery-turned-murder that claimed the life of Dung Doan and injured Zachary Lowe, as the Collin County District Attorney's Office reported.
On that fateful night, the Frisco Police Department rushed to the Walmart at 8555 Preston Road around 9:30 pm, finding both victims shot outside the establishment. Doan, a recent legal immigrant to the U.S., did not survive his injuries, while Lowe, a Walmart employee, managed to survive despite the odds. Detectives Kyle Marks and Sanja Trtanj spearheaded an investigation, utilizing interviews and forensic evidence, which ultimately traced the crime back to Harris and an unknown accomplice. A tip through Frisco PD’s 411Tip line further assisted in the investigation.
Harris's presence in Collin County was evidenced by cellular records and social media, confirming he was brought over from Louisiana a week before the murder. The same records positioned the accomplice’s phone in proximity to the Walmart during the time of the shooting. Post-crime, Harris and his accomplice beat a retreat back to Monroe, where Harris was later confirmed as the shooter with the murder weapon, according to the investigative team.
The three-day trial concluded with Harris's conviction for Capital Murder, which in Texas carries the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without parole. "Harris was a menace whose cold-blooded violence stole the life of an innocent man and left a young Army veteran wounded outside a neighborhood Walmart. Collin County and beyond are safer tonight with him locked up for good," District Attorney Greg Willis stated after the trial. The prosecution was handled by Assistant Criminal District Attorneys Dewey Mitchell and Christina Skipper, along with support from District Attorney Investigator Laurie Gibbs and Victim Assistance Coordinator Melissa White.
