In the early morning hours of October 4, 2024, Tasmin Thomell Harris, 45, was shot and killed on Huff Road near the Avana Westside apartment complex in northwest Atlanta. The shooting occurred about 12:15 a.m. after Harris apparently interrupted someone who was breaking into his vehicle. He was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital but did not survive his injuries.

Harris was originally from Lanett, Alabama, and is survived by his parents, Joann Goodwin and Billy Jackson, two sisters, and other relatives and friends. Loved ones remembered him as friendly and comical. A funeral service was held for him on October 11, 2024, at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in LaFayette, Alabama, and he was buried at Hillcrest Cemetery in Lanett.

The Atlanta Police Department opened an investigation into the homicide. Does anyone in the community have information about the events outside Avana Westside around 12:15 a.m. on October 4?