Demetrius Stevenson was an 8-year-old boy killed on September 27, 2021, in Markham, Illinois. He was playing in the front yard near the corner of 157th and Homan streets about 5 p.m. when a bullet struck him in the head; he died at the scene.

Police report the shooting was gang-related and that the intended target was Demetrius’s 18-year-old brother. The older brother was taken into custody that day on a separate warrant and is being questioned in connection with the shooting; authorities have not named him.

No arrest has been announced for the actual shooter and the investigation remains open. Did anyone in the area witness activity near 157th and Homan that afternoon or know who might have been involved?