Narion Morris, 20, was fatally shot in the early hours of July 13, 2022, in the area of Maple and D Street in Tulare, California. Morris called police to report he had been shot; officers found him behind a building and he was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died.

Investigators identified a suspect quickly. On July 14, 2022, the Tulare Police Department executed a search warrant at an address in Visalia and detained two people. One detainee, 31-year-old Christopher Atkins, was arrested and booked into the Tulare County Jail on a murder charge; the other person was released. The investigation is active and authorities continue to gather evidence.

Morris’s family, friends and the Tulare community mourn his loss. Does anyone have information about the events around Maple and D Street that morning or about Morris’s movements that night?