A shooting in the Jacobs neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky, ended the life of 30-year-old JoCori Harris Jr. on May 3, 2023. Officers found Harris Jr. in the 2400 block of Nichols View Court with gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident occurred near Jacob Elementary School and prompted increased security and cancellation of after-school activities that day.

Within a week police arrested the victim’s father, 52-year-old Jo C o ri Harris Sr., charging him with murder under the domestic-violence designation and with possession of a handgun by a convicted felon. On May 26 the LMPD Homicide Unit arrested 19-year-old Corionte Fant, identified as the victim’s half-brother, charging him with murder and first-degree wanton endangerment. Police said video from the scene implicated both Harris Sr. and Fant; court documents later stated both men admitted to shooting Harris Jr.

If anyone in Jacobs knew JoCori Harris Jr. or has information about what led to this family tragedy, please share what is known.