Harker Heights police identify man found dead from gunshot wound
Published: Feb. 14, 2023 at 3:43 PM CST
HARKER HEIGHTS, Texas (KWTX) - Police on Tuesday identified William Jerome Baker III, 23, of Harker Heights, as the man found dead inside a home in the 1800 block of Pontotoc Trace.
The man’s body was discovered shortly after 5 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 13. He suffered a gunshot wound and succumbed to his injuries, police said.
Justice of the Peace Nicola James pronounced Baker dead at the scene at 5:44 p.m. and ordered an autopsy be performed at the Southwestern Institute of Forensics Sciences in Dallas.
Police did not say whether the man’s wound was self-inflicted or if it was inflicted by another person.
This is an ongoing investigation. No further information was provided.
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