Aiden La’Melvin Barnes was a 9-year-old boy from Monticello, Georgia, who died after being shot inside a rural Jasper County home on December 11, 2021. Deputies and paramedics responded about 5 p.m. after a 911 caller in the residence reported a child had been shot. Aiden suffered a gunshot wound to the upper torso from a .38-caliber handgun and was taken to Jasper Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The sheriff’s office said the case remained under investigation but released no further details. Aiden’s obituary and funeral notices show the impact his death had on family and the local community.

If anyone knew Aiden, was present that day, or has information about the shooting, please share what you know with investigators.