Sixteen-year-old Alfred Ely Beach High School student Jaheim Morris was shot late on Sunday, September 17, 2017, near the intersection of Dieter Street and East 33rd Street in Savannah, Georgia. Shortly after 1:20 a.m. he arrived at Memorial Health University Medical Center in a private vehicle with life-threatening gunshot wounds and later died from those injuries.

Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department Violent Crimes detectives treated the shooting as a homicide and said they did not believe it was random, indicating Jaheim may have been targeted. In the days after the shooting investigators asked the public for tips and encouraged anonymous leads through a tip line and CrimeStoppers; a cash reward was offered for information.

No suspects, arrests, or further investigative outcomes have been announced publicly; details about who might have been responsible or the motive remain under investigation. If anyone has information about Jaheim’s death, please contact the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police tip line or CrimeStoppers.