CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. — The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office has shared new video from the party where a 14-year-old boy was killed with Channel 2′s Michele Newell.
In October 2021, Landon Andrews was at a house party in Woodstock when shots rang out. The Kell High School freshman was found in the back of an SUV after being shot in the torso. He later died at the hospital.
New video from the sheriff’s office shows the moments gunfire rang out and kids at the party went scrambling.
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Three years after Andrews’ death, investigators are still trying to figure out who shot him.
“We are still piecing together what happened that night to help his family finally find closure,” Detective Andrew Hendrix said.
Hendrix is hoping the newly released video will help move the case forward.
“We’ve spoken to a lot of people who were there, but what we are now looking for is those who have firsthand knowledge of why things went bad that night,” he said.
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Andrews’ mom, Shawnda Schafer, spoke to Channel 2 Action News in 2021. She said that as she watched her son take his last breath, she hoped the shooter would do the right thing.
“We are working so hard to try to figure out who did this to him,” Schafer said. “I would like for that person to just come forward.”
Elijah Harrison, 17, was arrested in November 2021. Investigators say he fired six shots from a moving car after the initial shots rang out.
They are still searching for the person who first opened fire.
If you know something can assist investigators, you’re asked to contact a special hotline for anonymous tips at 770-501-8987.
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