DATE: October 15, 2024
CASE: Kailin Harris (Case #22FE001458)
PROSECUTOR: Principal Criminal Attorney Kristen Andersen, Homicide Unit
On September 26, 2024, the Honorable Michael Sweet sentenced Kailin Harris to life in prison without the possibility of parole. On August 15, 2024, Harris was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder and felon in possession of a firearm. The jury found true the special circumstance of murder during the course of a burglary and the allegation that Harris personally used a firearm causing death. Harris was also convicted of three counts of tampering with a vehicle. An allegation that Harris has a prior strike conviction for attempted burglary was found to be true at the sentencing hearing.
On January 17, 2022, Harris was tampering with vehicles near the victim's house and taking property from them. Harris then went into the victim's backyard, entered a back shed and stole multiple firearms. When the victim was awoken by a ring camera notification, he confronted Harris as he fled the scene with the victim's property. Harris then shot the victim two times, killing him, before fleeing the scene. Harris was arrested on January 27, 2022. At the time of the murder, Harris was a felon and prohibited from possessing firearms.
