Jayon D. Hardy was an 18-year-old student at KIPP Atlanta Collegiate High School who was fatally shot on June 25, 2023. The shooting happened on a street called Boulevard in Atlanta; a witness reported seeing two men chase Hardy just before gunfire, and responders found a gun at the scene. He sustained a gunshot wound to the head and died six days after the shooting.

Police are treating the incident as a homicide. Despite a witness account and recovery of a firearm, no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. The case remains under investigation as family, classmates and the community grieve the loss of a young man described as bright and engaged.

If anyone has information about that night on Boulevard or saw activity involving two men near Jayon on June 25, 2023, please contact the investigators handling the case.