On the evening of October 11, 2021, 32-year-old Christin Harris was shot and killed inside an Exxon gas station on Columbia Drive in Decatur, Georgia. Harris was standing in line when another man approached and attempted to take a handgun Harris carried on his right hip. Harris turned to push the man away; the man then drew a firearm and shot Harris. After the shooting the shooter fled, and a separate individual, posing to render aid, took Harris’s handgun.

The DeKalb County Police investigation identified Jason Linear as the man who approached Harris. Law enforcement executed a search warrant at a Glenwood Road location on a Saturday after the shooting, took Linear into custody without incident, and seized four firearms. Linear was charged with malice murder and held at the DeKalb County Jail without bond.

Friends and family described Harris as a loving father of three with a charismatic smile who enjoyed caring for others. If anyone has information about what happened inside the store or the people who fled the scene, please share what is known.