TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICEDeath Row Inmate Information
Name: Black, Sr., Christopher
TDCJ Number: 999277
Date of Birth: 8/2/59
Date Received: 8/11/98
Age (when Received): 39
Education Level (Highest Grade Completed): 12 years
Date of Offense: 2/7/98
Age (at the time of Offense): 38
County: Bell
Race: Black
Gender: Male
Hair Color: Black
Height (in Feet and Inches): 6′ 0″
Weight (in Pounds): 240
Eye Color: Brown
Native County: Portsmouth
Native State: Virginia
Prior Occupation: Unknown
Prior Prison Record: None
Summary of Incident: Black fatally shot his 36-year-old wife, his 5-month-old daughter, and his 17-month-old granddaughter. Black shot and killed all three of the victims with a 9 millimeter pistol. After he shot all three, he called 911, and when the officers arrived he was holding his deceased daughter in his arms.
Co-Defendants: None
Race and Gender of Victim: Black Female
