Aaron E. Harris, 40, was shot multiple times and killed on the night of July 17, 2021, in the parking lot of the Cantigny Post 367 VFW Hall in Joliet. He was taken to AMITA Health Saint Joseph Medical Center and pronounced dead at 10:08 p.m.; the Will County Coroner’s Office ruled the cause of death as multiple gunshot wounds.

Harris was a father, fiancé and friend, born January 27, 1981. He was active in his faith at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church and enjoyed sports, especially the Los Angeles Lakers and the University of North Carolina. His homicide was one of five in Joliet that year; police solved four of those cases, but as of the latest update no arrests have been announced in Aaron Harris’s case and the investigation remains open.

Anyone who was at the VFW Hall that night or who has information about the shooting is asked to contact the Joliet Police Department.