Richard Leonard Harris, 29, was killed in a violent confrontation at a residence on Big Horse Creek Road in Lumber City, Georgia, in the early morning of August 25, 2023. Reports say the Telfair County 911 center received a call about a man being shot around 12:20 a.m., and Harris was pronounced dead at the scene from a gunshot wound.

According to the preliminary investigation, Harris struck another man multiple times with a bat during the confrontation; that man then shot Harris. Two other people were also struck by gunfire but suffered only minor injuries. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was asked to assist, and the matter will be referred to the Oconee District Attorney’s Office once the probe is complete. No arrests have been announced and the investigation remains active.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Eastman.