Family of Tyrie Howse in the Back While Fleeing Police Hires National Civil Rights Attorneys Harry Daniels and Gerald A. Griggs, SR.

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Family of GA Teen Shot in the Back While Fleeing Police

Hires National Civil Rights Attorney

November 12, 2026

HENRY COUNTY, GA - The family of 16-year-old Tyrie Howse, the Black teenager shot and killed while fleeing officers with the Henry County Police Department (HCPD) earlier this month, has hired nationally renowned civil rights attorneys Harry Daniels and Gerald Griggs to help uncover the truth about why this honor roll student was shot in the back while running away.

The shooting, which occurred on November 3 near the Krispy Kreme located at 120 Hwy 138 W, Stockbridge, GA, has sparked community outrage drawing into question several claims by HCPD including why Howse and another teenager were stopped in the first place. According to witnesses, Howse was shot in the back while running away and was not armed at the time of the shooting.

An honor roll student, Howse was a junior at Woodland High School with plans to pursue a career as a pediatric nurse. The shooting is currently under investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI) while police have refused to release body camera video or the name of the officer involved.

“This was a good kid with a bright future,” said Daniels.

“He was 16 years old and he wasn’t a threat to anyone. But this officer stole everything he was and everything he was going to be tearing a hole in this

family that will never be filled. It’s heartbreaking, it’s infuriating and we won’t stop until justice is served.”