An 11-year-old boy was fatally shot in Columbus, Georgia on the night of July 8, 2026. Around 10:08 p.m. gunfire was reported in the 800 block of Apex Road; first responders found Kadin Harris, a Black male student at Fox Elementary School, with gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead at 10:49 p.m. Family called him KB.

Columbus Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit opened an intensive investigation. Two days later, on July 10, 2026, 17-year-old Jordan King turned himself in and was arrested and booked into the Muscogee County Jail. He faced charges including murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and possession of a firearm by a person under 18. A preliminary hearing was set for July 14, 2026. Police have not released additional details about the circumstances or a motive.

A remembrance and fundraiser with a balloon release in red, black, and yellow was held for Kadin. Does anyone in the Columbus area have information about that July 8 evening or about Kadin’s last known movements?