Romere Harris was 2 years old when he was fatally shot in the head on August 12, 2020, at a home in the 300 block of North Monroe Avenue on Columbus’s East Side. He was at home with his 14-year-old uncle, Charles Hodge Jr., who was babysitting Romere and a 1-year-old niece while their mother went out to get food. Hodge admitted handling a gun that discharged and struck Romere.

Romere was taken to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, where attempts at CPR were made but he was pronounced dead. Franklin County Juvenile Court charged Charles Hodge Jr. with reckless homicide and tampering with evidence. The shooting was recorded as the city’s 85th homicide of 2020, and a GoFundMe was created to help the family with funeral costs.

If anyone knew Romere or has information about the shooting, please share what you know.