AJaylus Jacaveon Harris was 17 when he was shot near the intersection of Poland Street and Alabama Avenue in Shreveport just before 5 a.m. on July 31, 2023. He suffered a gunshot wound to the head, was taken to Ochsner LSU Health hospital, and was pronounced dead at 6:53 a.m.

The Shreveport Police Department identified suspects in the shooting. On August 11, 2023, investigators arrested 18-year-old Darreyon Marcell Thomas and charged him with one count of second-degree murder in Harris’s death and one count of attempted second-degree murder for wounding another juvenile. A warrant was issued for 15-year-old Kevin Davis Jr., who was described as armed and dangerous. In November 2023 a Caddo Parish Grand Jury returned an indictment related to Harris’s death and the attempted murder of the other juvenile.

Anyone with information about sightings, movements that morning, or who knew AJaylus is asked to come forward.