Kentavia Blackful was 11 when she was struck by a stray bullet on the evening of September 23, 2019, in Harvey, Illinois, and died the next day on her 12th birthday. She was sitting at her family’s computer planning her birthday party when a bullet pierced the front window, entered the house and hit her in the back of the head. The shooting happened around 9 p.m. after two people walked down the block and opened fire; Kentavia’s grandfather was on the porch at the time and was not injured.

The Harvey Police Department identified two persons of interest and presented evidence to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, but no charges have been filed. The case remains open and the family has spoken publicly about their grief and frustration. Her parents, Kentnilla and Trenton Blackful, continue to mark her birthday with memorial events.

Does anyone in the Harvey area have information about that night or remember hearing gunfire near that block on September 23, 2019?