The Pampa Police Department, Gray County Sheriff’s Office, and other state and federal agencies have continued their efforts to apprehend murder suspect Erik Keller. Officers believed Keller was still in Pampa and had focused their efforts on investigating every lead and tip that was received.
Additional law enforcement officers were called in and have been working tirelessly in efforts to locate Keller since learning of this heinous act.
Today, at approximately 2:10p.m. law enforcement officers were alerted to a possible sighting of the subject in the area of Hobart and Florida. Officers from our agency and the Gray County Sheriff’s Office responded and subsequently located and arrested Keller in the 900 block of Gray Street. While attempting to take Keller into custody, he assaulted several officers, causing minor injuries. They were evaluated and released on scene.
Keller was transported to Pampa Regional Medical Center by Gray County EMS for possible self-induced poisoning. Once treated, he will be booked into the Gray County Jail.
As a point of clarification to certain misinformation regarding this case that has been shared on social media, yes, our department did have contact with Mr. Keller on 2/4/25 at approximately 11:15am. On that day, Officers received a report of a person whom the caller didn’t recognize that was in the area of the incident address. Upon being contacted by Officers in the alleyway behind the 1300 block of Garland, Keller stated that he was looking for his dog that had ran off from his residence. Officers verified through several 3rd parties that Keller lived there and cleared the scene. During this time, Officers had no information that would have led them to believe that Keller had committed, or was planning to commit this heinous act. There are no reports or call records of previous family violence between the two parties.
We urge our great, close-knit, and involved community to help us ensure successful prosecution of this case. If you have any additional information regarding the case, please contact us directly. Sharing information through social media, especially misinformation, leads only to undue fear, rumors, and at times can compromise the integrity of the investigation and prosecution. Again, please follow the proper avenues to properly report that information.
This case remains under investigation. Anyone with additional information is asked to contact our Investigators.
Investigators also continue to ask anyone in the area whom might have surveillance video or other electronic evidence that may be relevant to this case to submit that information via our online submission portal at https://pampapdtx.evidence.com/axon/community-request/public/020525.
