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Macon man charged with killing 15-year-old Appling Middle student

Tavias Williams just turned 15 in January, according to Bibb Coroner Leon Jones.

MACON, Ga. — A 20-year-old man was arrested Wednesday morning in the shooting death of a Macon teen late Tuesday night.

According to a press release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, investigators and members of the United States Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested Tajiri Harris in connection with the death of Tavias Williams. 

The shooting was reported at the Academy Sports on Eisenhower Parkway, but Williams was found with a gunshot wound in the parking lot of Southwest High around 10:30 p.m.

Bibb Coroner Leon Jones says Williams was taken to the Medical Center, Atrium Health Navicent where he died just after 11 p.m.

Harris was found at his home and taken into custody. He was interviewed and taken to the Bibb County jail where he was charged with three counts of aggravated assault and one count of murder. He's being held without bond.

This case is still under investigation.

If you have information, you can call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at (478) 751-7500, or the Macon Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.

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