Overview
- Officers responded shortly after 2:30 a.m. on Jan. 11 to the Lowe’s at 100 Lowe’s Drive and found the victim with a chest wound.
- The girl was taken to Baptist Health Hardin by EMS and pronounced dead, and a 15-year-old suspect was taken into custody on a murder charge.
- Police report the suspect admitted pointing a handgun at the victim and firing one round, though accounts differ on how she accessed the firearm.
- Bryan Harbison, 21, is charged with third-degree unlawful transaction with a minor and first-degree wanton endangerment after telling police he met the teens via Snapchat and bought alcohol.
- Harbison pleaded not guilty and was given a $10,000 bond, and authorities continue to investigate how the gun became accessible and potential further accountability.