On the evening of April 29, 2025, 17-year-old Amari M. Binion was fatally shot near 147th Street and Perry Avenue in Harvey, Illinois. Binion, a young Black male, had just exited EZ Pawn at 468 E. 147th Street shortly after 5 p.m. and encountered a group standing in the driveway of a nearby McDonald’s on Sibley Boulevard. Authorities say an exchange of gunfire followed and Binion was struck in the midsection.

Despite being wounded, Binion attempted to flee south on Perry Avenue and collapsed in neighboring South Holland. Emergency responders took him to Ingalls Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 5:38 p.m. The next day Harvey police announced a suspect was arrested in South Holland without incident; the suspect’s identity has not been released and charges remain pending. Multiple crime scenes were processed by Harvey detectives and the Illinois State Police Crime Scene Investigations Unit.

Investigators are asking anyone with information to contact the Harvey Police Department. Does anyone have information about Binion’s movements that afternoon or saw activity near 147th Street and Sibley Boulevard?