Gennadiy Ivanovich Mironov, 62, of North Highlands, California, was shot and killed on January 17, 2022, after confronting a person who had been tampering with vehicles and stealing property near his home on Greenlawn Way. A Ring camera notification alerted Mironov to suspicious activity; he found the intruder in his backyard shed, where several firearms had been stolen, and was shot twice during the confrontation. Mironov was taken to a hospital but died a few hours later.

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office identified Kailin Deshai Harris as the primary suspect. Harris, described in reports as a convicted felon prohibited from possessing firearms, was arrested on January 27, 2022, after deputies served a warrant at a North Sacramento residence and was charged with murder, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and vehicle tampering. Few additional public details about the investigation are available at this time.

If anyone witnessed activity near Greenlawn Way on January 17, 2022, or has information about the thefts from the shed, please come forward to assist the ongoing case.