Incident

12-30-2015 Georgia Lithonia 1-1

Location

December 30, 2015

Incident Address
Lithonia, Georgia

Participants

  • Type: Victim
  • Name: Marcus Lewis
  • Age: 13
  • Age Group: Teen 12-17
  • Gender: Male
  • Status: Killed
  • Type: Subject-Suspect
  • Relationship: Friends
  • Name: Aaron Harcum
  • Age: 17
  • Age Group: Teen 12-17
  • Gender: Male
  • Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

  • Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
  • Accidental Shooting
  • Accidental Shooting - Death
  • Accidental/Negligent Discharge
  • Playing with gun

Notes

teens were playing with a handgun in the garage when it accidentally discharged, striking the victim in the face. Boys found gun in wooded area.

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

  • Type: Handgun

District

Congressional District: 4
State Senate District: 43
State House District: 91