Suspect in Harker Heights death investigation found dead in Wood County

HARKER HEIGHTS, Texas (KXXV) – Harker Heights police have identified a suspect and victim from a November 17 death investigation.

The department says officers responded to Jason Drive, where they found a man dead from a gunshot wound to the chest inside a home. Investigators have identified the victim as Christopher Serres, a 70-year-old man from Harker Heights.

The man suspected of death was Helmut Holder. The 56-year-old Harker Heights man was later found dead in Wood County. The Wood County Sheriff’s Office reports he died of a self-inflicted gunshot.

While the investigation is ongoing, police say there is no threat to the public as a result of this incident.