Terry Joe Harris, 58, of Santa Rosa, was found unresponsive in the rear seat of a gray 2000 Chevrolet Suburban and pronounced dead at the scene after a traffic stop in the Clearlake area on Easter Sunday, April 5, 2026. California Highway Patrol officers had stopped the SUV for expired registration on State Route 53 near Dam Road; blood was seen inside the vehicle and traced to the rear passenger area. A firearm was found near where passenger Alex Kenneth Schussolin fled; Schussolin was detained and driver Jasslynn Pearl Critchett remained at the scene.

Investigators later located Desiree Carmen Fuentes, also of Santa Rosa, dead down an embankment on State Route 175 over the Hopland Grade about 1.5 miles north of the Lake-Mendocino County line. Authorities believe the violence began in Sonoma County and moved into Lake County; because the bodies were discovered in Lake County, that district attorney’s office took jurisdiction.

Schussolin and Critchett were arrested and booked into the Lake County Jail and each was charged with two counts of murder, carjacking, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and being a felon in possession of ammunition. Family described Harris as generous and caring; investigators had not publicly established a motive and said they were still determining the sequence of events. Did anyone in the area see the Suburban or these people in Santa Rosa that day?