Four days after being shot in the head on Saturday, January 18, 2025, 14-year-old Ryan Harmon of Los Angeles died at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles on January 21, 2025, at 2:47 p.m. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide from a gunshot wound to the head.

Ryan was White/Caucasian. His family chose to donate his heart, lungs, kidneys, liver and pancreas, and those organs were credited with saving multiple lives. A GoFundMe titled Honoring Ryan: A Legacy of Life and Love was created to help with funeral and hospital expenses and to support causes important to him.

No arrests have been reported and law enforcement continues to investigate the circumstances of the shooting. If anyone has information about what happened to Ryan on January 18, please come forward.