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My name is Julia Isaac
Julia.
ISAC. Police community liaison for
the Clayton County Police Department.
On December the 3rd, 2022 at 11:00 PM.
Clayton County Police Department
responded to 1078 Citizens Parkway
and reference to a person shot.
Upon arrival to the scene,
officers noticed hundreds of
teenagers running away from the scene.
Once they got up to the location,
they observed a female deceased from a
gunshot wound in front of the entrance.
During the investigation,
officers learn that Layla Harris.
Um came to a high school party.
It was hosted.
By unknown individuals,
and it would it was held for
students. For the metro area.
At this time we're asking for
assistance from the public.
We're asking for anyone to come
forward that has any information
in reference to this shooting.
We need your assistance to
find justice for Layla Harris.
That's all I have at this time,
unless you have any questions. Yes, ma'am.
Laila. Harris.
Yeah,
Laila. She is 15 years old.
Inside.
An individual was escorted
off of the property.
He came back with an accomplice
and he shot up the location.
I'm assuming at the point that
everybody was scattering and running,
she was caught in the crossfire.
Other surveillance video on the location
or something that could help you that
at this time the investigators
are following all leads.
So that will include us trying to
look for any video that's available.
A witness is assisting you guys.
There's lots of people out there. They help.
I just want to say if anyone knows
what happened, if they have any
information to please come forward.
Once again, here's another
example of young people.
Shooting and ending them alive,
can you speak to that about the
need to put the guns down? Stop.
A little bit, yes.
I just asked that the parents
know where their teenagers are.
We get multiple reports a week of
juveniles running away or sneaking away
from home and then they coming back a
couple of hours later or days later.
Um, it also is like a revolving door,
because we do have mostly
teenagers that break into cars.
If they see guns inside of the cars,
they're going to break the window to
get that gun, and in turn they use
that gun to commit another crime. So.
It's a full circle if we can take all
of our belongings out of the car,
maybe they won't steal the guns.
If we keep our kids in and pay
attention to them and keep them home,
know where they are.
Maybe they won't sneak out to
break into someone's car.
But this kid was there
at that party and left.
So is it your summary that someone
they know who you know who he is?
Somebody at that party knows?
Someone at the party should know who he is.
Um, we're still following leads, so it's
still in the preliminary phases at this time.
We were talking.
Party.
Were you guys familiar with them?
From my understanding,
we were we were not aware of this party.
The first time we was made aware of this
party was when we got the phone call that
someone was shot at the location.
Have you been called out to this
location? Or any other prior.
I would have to actually
research the address to see if
we received any prior calls.
Do you happen to know?
Then you. Knowledge.
I would have to do the research to see
if they have all the proper. Paperwork
and licenses to conduct the
business out of that location.
If yes, Sir? OK. If that's it,
that's all I have. Thank you.