Paul Dean Harris III, 21, known to friends as Paris, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of April 17, 2026, in South Dallas. Police say the shooting occurred about 2:19 a.m. in the 1800 block of Park Row Avenue after what investigators believed was an altercation with someone known to the victim. Dallas Fire-Rescue took Paul to Baylor University Medical Center, where she died; the Dallas County Medical Examiner listed the manner of death as homicide and recorded time of death as 2:45 a.m.

Paul was originally from Wichita Falls and graduated from Wichita Falls High School’s Old High class of 2023 before moving to Dallas. Family and friends remembered her as outgoing, joyful, and able to fill a room with laughter.

By April 20, Dallas police announced an arrest: 30-year-old Richard Coleman was taken into custody and charged with murder and held in the Dallas County Jail. Police have not publicly released a detailed motive; anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Adam Joslin, reference case number 054325-2026.

Did anyone in the area know Paul or see what happened that night?