Seventeen-year-old TJ Harris, a Black junior at L.C. Bird High School in Chesterfield County, was fatally shot after visiting a cousin in Richmond’s Southside on the night of May 23, 2023. After finishing a work shift, he went to the 2400 block of Terminal Avenue; just before midnight gunfire was reported and officers found Harris unresponsive in the front yard with a fatal gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Family, friends, and the community held a vigil in the days after the shooting. The Richmond Police Department opened a homicide investigation but has not released information about a motive or any potential suspects, and no arrests have been announced. Authorities continue to ask anyone with information about the incident to come forward.

If anyone knew TJ, was in the 2400 block of Terminal Avenue that night, or has information that could help investigators, please make contact with Richmond police.