Florida man shoots dead childhood sweetheart wife of 33 years, shoots himself but survives – Eddie Harris killed his wife Shanica Harris on Saturday night, after accusing her of cheating
One week after he bought her a new Mercedes and she complained it wasn’t red Eddie Harris shot his wife Shanica Harris dead on Saturday night, at their home in Liberty, Miami-Dade
Harris killed his ‘wife of 33 years before trying to take his own life in front of their two grandchildren’ after accusing her of cheating on Facebook
The two had been together since they were 15 and married for 33 years have adult children and several grandkids
Police responded to a call about gunfire at their Liberty home at 8.51pm – SWAT member got into a standoff with Harris, allegedly armed with a rifle
Special responders were able to get the children six and nine, out and found Shanica dead inside the home and Eddie suffering an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound
He was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder Trauma Center
A week earlier, Shanica, an employee of Miami-Dade transit was on Facebook flaunting the new Mercedes SUV her husband gifted her, but complained that he didn’t get it in her favorite color red
All week Harris was on accusing her of cheating in several posts, before he finally shot her
Killer: Eddie Harris [photo] shot his wife of three decades, then shot him self but survived. The murder suicide attempt occurred at their home in Miami-Dade County, Florida on Saturday night – believing she was cheating on him
Eddie Harris allegedly killed his wife Shanica Harris by shooting her dead inside their Liberty home on Saturday night.
Over the past week Eddie posted several disturbing statuses on Facebook accusing his wife of infidelity. Just last week Shanica took to Facebook to flaunt the new silver Mercedes Eddie purchased for her but complained it wasn’t red.
On Saturday Eddie shared several posts saying Shanica brought her boyfriend into their home adding, ‘Shanica Harris got them trying to kill me’.
The couple had been together since they were 15, according to their family and friends, and shared five children and several grandchildren.
Victim Shanica Harris [photo] had been married to Eddie since both were 15. They shared five children and several children
Family portrait gallery: Eddie and Shanica had been together since they were 15 and married for 33 years. On Facebook this week he accused her of cheating on him
A week prior to the killing [Saturday Sept 21], Shanica shared this post on Facebook showing off the new Mercedes Benz SUV her husband bought her – but complained it wasn’t red
Eddie Harris and his wife Shanica Harris practically grew up together, having gotten married at 15. 33 years later he shot and killed her in a fit of jealousy, in the presence of their grandkids, then shot him self but survived
When cops arrived two men running from the home met them and said there were children inside and Eddie Harris had a rifle.
What ensued was a stand-off between SWAT officers and Eddie.
Special Response Team members were able to get two children, aged six and nine, out of the home through a window. Then they found a woman fatally shot and a man suffering an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound inside.
He was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital Ryder Trauma Center. The children were unharmed in the incident.
Just last week Shanica Harris posted on Facebook, showing off her new Mercedes SUV packaged with a bright red bow on top as a gift from her husband.
Six days after presenting the gift of a premium auto, Eddie Harris took to Facebook to accuse his wife Shanica of cheating, saying ‘I f**ked up buying this car for the wrong girl Shanica Harris’
‘I wanted my money on that’ Eddie wrote in reference to buying her the luxury auto
In the next set of tweets Eddie Harris shared a slew of tweets saying his wife was unfaithful and is ‘cheating on the train now, she playing sick on the job’
Narrowing down the field, Eddie Harris exposed his wife’s alleged cheating on Facebook, saying her lover drives a white impala around his home
Before the shooting on Saturday, Eddie had tweeted that Shanica’s new man was in the house trying to hurt him and his son
Delusional? In his last post Eddie’s claimed Shanica had people trying to kill him
‘Now he knows I love red cars!!! But OMG!!!!!! Why couldn’t I pick out my own car,’ she shared on Saturday September 21, showing off her new wheels but complaining about the color choice.
Exactly a week later she’d be dead.
Six days after Eddie bought his wife the luxury car, he took to Facebook to accuse her of cheating: ‘My wife Shanicaharris cheating on the train now she playing sick on the job,’ he posted on September 27.
According to social media she works for Miami Dade Transit.
The stream of Facebook statuses accusing his wife of infidelity continued.
‘Shanicaharris got a f**kboy rides n a white impala around my house,’ he wrote on Facebook.
Miami-Dade police on the scene after Eddie Harris shot and killed his wife Shanica on Saturday
Miami-Dade police reported to the Harris family home [photo] around 8.51pm Saturday night following calls about shots fired inside the residence. When cops arrived two men running from the home met them and said there were children inside and Eddie Harris had a rifle.
History of tragedies: This is the second tragedy to fall upon the Harris family in four years. Eddie Harris Jr was killed at 19 when he was shot dead while walking on the street on January 29, 2016
Shanica and Eddie pictured above at an event in June honoring their late son Eddie Harris Jr who was shot and killed in 2016. He was 19.
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