Eric Dewayne Harris Jr. was 18 when he was shot and killed in Shreveport, Louisiana, on Sunday, October 28, 2018. Known to family and friends as Ric, he was born February 21, 2000. Reports describe him as fun-loving and often smiling; he played football, basketball and baseball for youth teams including Greenoaks High School and Evangel Christian Academy, wrote lyrics with hopes of becoming a rapper, and worked as a cook at Cracker Barrel.

The Shreveport Police Department opened a homicide investigation but the case later went cold. No arrests or public identifications of suspects have been reported, and the killing remains unsolved. Few public details are available about the exact location or circumstances of the shooting.

If anyone knew Eric, was in Shreveport on October 28, 2018, or has information that could help his family find answers, please come forward.