Josiah Harris, 22, of West Chester Township died after being shot in the head during a September 20, 2021 altercation at a gathering at the Cedar Hill Apartments in Green Township, Cincinnati. He was one of two men shot and succumbed to his injuries the next day.

Elijah Thompson, 21, of Florence, Kentucky, was arrested after a SWAT situation in Covington, Kentucky. He initially faced two counts of felonious assault; after Harris died the charges were upgraded to include murder and the indictment now includes five counts of felonious assault. Thompson surrendered after several hours of negotiation with Covington police and is being held at the Kenton County Detention Center pending extradition to Ohio.

The shooting and Harris’s death have left the community mourning and prompted an ongoing legal process. If anyone has information about the incident or knew Josiah, please come forward to investigators.