He Preached Self-Improvement — But Prosecutors Say 'Life Coach' Was Hiding a Deadly Secret

A California life coach was arrested connected May 29 connected suspicion of sidesplitting 4 men complete nan people of 2 decades.

Sauntek Harris, 44, was charged pinch 4 fatal shootings opening successful 2002, according to a statement from nan San Francisco District Attorney’s Office. He was arrested on pinch an accomplice, Shaun Britton, 48, who was charged pinch 1 count of murder. 

Harris was an activistic and life coach astatine a organization halfway successful Hunters Point, nan San Francisco Examiner previously reported. He allegedly began nan shootings successful retaliation aft losing a fight. 

Harris and Britton allegedly committed nan first execution connected Jan. 18, 2002, according to a connection from nan territory attorney’s office. Per nan connection and according to nan criminal complaint, nan murder, a deadly shooting done pinch an battle rifle, was believed to person been "committed for a criminal thoroughfare pack and was an enactment of thoroughfare terrorism."

On Feb. 24, 2002, Harris allegedly conducted nan 2nd execution of Lorenzo Richards pinch a semi-automatic pistol. And connected July 28, 2002, Gerald White was killed by a semi-automatic pistol. The title includes respective allegations regarding this murder, including that nan unfortunate was killed because he was a witnesser to a crime and was going to springiness grounds astir it.  

Prosecutors opportunity that Harris committed nan 4th execution of Dietrich Whitley years later connected Aug. 10, 2019 utilizing a semi-automatic pistol. The title besides includes respective allegations regarding this murder, including that Harris committed it while, “lying successful wait,” their connection said. 

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Harris was besides charged pinch possession of a firearm arsenic a felon, prosecutors say. He was antecedently convicted of having a concealed firearm and transportation, waste and giving distant a controlled constituent successful January 2004 — which were some felonies successful San Francisco —the connection said. 

Harris and Britton are some presently successful custody. The 2 were moved to beryllium detained pending proceedings owed to nan nationalist information consequence they pose, according to nan territory attorney’s office.