On the morning of December 22, 2025, officers in Mount Pleasant, Texas, responded to a distress call about an unconscious person at a home on Red Springs Avenue. Inside, they found 51-year-old Rodney Harris, a male postal worker, suffering apparent gunshot wounds. Emergency personnel pronounced him dead at the scene and detectives classified the death as a homicide.

Investigators quickly named a primary suspect: the victim’s 19-year-old son, Azion Jayden Harris. Officers located the teenager in the city and detained him without incident. He was arrested and booked into the Titus County Jail on a murder charge. Authorities also charged him with possession of a controlled substance and unlawful carrying of a weapon as the investigation continued.

What information do neighbors or anyone who knew Rodney or his family have that could help investigators?