Russell Simmons, a 33-year-old African American man, was shot and killed on July 27, 2019, in Harvey, Illinois. The shooting occurred about 1:40 a.m. in the 15500 block of Turlington Avenue. The Cook County medical examiner’s office reported multiple gunshot wounds; Simmons was pronounced dead roughly ten minutes after the shooting and his death was ruled a homicide.

Simmons lived in Jeffery Manor on Chicago’s Far South Side. Harvey police released few details after the killing and no immediate arrests were made; the case remained open with no publicly reported suspects or litigation. The homicide was one of 19 recorded in Harvey in 2019, a year that represented a sharp rise in deadly violence for the suburb.

Anyone with information about the shooting on Turlington Avenue or Simmons’ movements that night is asked to contact the Harvey police department.