Ten-year-old Ezra EJ Hill Jr, known as E.J., was shot on March 23, 2019, in Harvey, Illinois, and later died of his wounds. He was in a vehicle with his father in the 14600 block of Des Plaines Street around 1:30 p.m. when a car pulled up and fired about two dozen shots. Ezra was struck twice; his father was uninjured. Bullets also hit a nearby house and another vehicle, and detectives recovered roughly two dozen shell casings at the scene.

Ezra underwent surgery at Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn but died on the following Monday. The motive for the attack is not known. Ezra’s father, Ezra Hill Sr., had previously been wrongfully jailed for 31 months on attempted murder charges and later received a federal award after being framed in a separate 2014 incident, a fact that community members noted as this case unfolded. A vigil was held in Harvey to remember Ezra.

Did anyone in the Harvey area see suspicious vehicles or people in South Harvey on March 23, 2019?