In the early morning hours of December 20, 2023, 18-year-old Amari O’Nell McFadden was found in the 1500 block of Ella Alley in Harrisburg with apparent gunshot wounds. Police responded to a call at about 3 a.m.; emergency medical services pronounced Amari dead at the scene. The Dauphin County Coroner later ruled the cause of death to be gunshot wounds and classified it a homicide.

Amari had spent much of his life in Harrisburg and Carlisle. Family and friends remembered him as kind-hearted, quick to make others laugh, and good at puzzles and problem-solving. He is survived by his parents and a wide circle of relatives and friends who described him as someone who put people at ease.

Does anyone from Harrisburg or Carlisle remember Amari or have information that could help investigators?