Tyrone Hardin, 38, was fatally shot on November 26, 2016, on Canadian National Railway property in the 15800 block of West Avenue in Harvey, Illinois. Hardin was working as a contracted security guard when he encountered 24-year-old Rashad Williams, who had fled police after crashing a stolen vehicle. Surveillance footage shows an exchange of gunfire; Hardin was struck multiple times in the abdomen and later pronounced dead at Advocate South Suburban Hospital.

Williams was arrested on December 4, 2016, in Chicago Heights after a warrant was issued. He was charged with first-degree murder in Hardin’s death, attempted murder of another railroad employee, possession of a firearm as a felon, and aggravated vehicle hijacking for the theft of the car. Williams had been on parole for a 2014 gun conviction and had three prior gun-related convictions; he was denied bail on the murder charge and had bail set at $250,000 on the carjacking charge. The prosecution’s case included surveillance footage and a recovered firearm.

Anyone who witnessed the crash, the foot pursuit onto the railroad property, or the shooting is asked to come forward with information.