Kamare Jones, a 22-year-old African American man from Hazel Crest, was shot and killed on March 10, 2019, in Harvey, Illinois, near West 159th Street and Dixie Highway. According to the Cook County medical examiner’s office, he was shot multiple times in the head at about 5:20 a.m. and was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he died about five hours later. An autopsy the next day confirmed multiple gunshot wounds to the head and ruled the death a homicide.

The Harvey Police Department did not immediately provide additional information, and as of the latest reports there have been no arrests or publicly identified suspects. Jones was the second of six children and is survived by his girlfriend, two young daughters, parents, grandparents and other relatives; the community held a fundraiser to help cover funeral expenses.

If anyone has information about what happened near West 159th Street and Dixie Highway that morning, please come forward with tips for the ongoing investigation.