Harvey police look for suspects in shooting of 10-year-old boy

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Sunday, March 24, 2019
Boy, 10, remains hospitalized after being shot in Harvey
Ezra Hill Jr. remained hospitalized Sunday afternoon after he was shot while sitting in a vehicle with his dad in Harvey.

HARVEY, Ill. (WLS) -- A 10-year old boy remained hospitalized Sunday after being shot in south suburban Harvey.

Ezra Hill, Jr. was shot twice Saturday afternoon while sitting in a vehicle with his father in the 14600 block of Des Plaines Street.

Ezra underwent surgery on Saturday and was in intensive care at Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.

Meanwhile, investigators continued to search for the shooter.

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Ezra and his father has just arrived home around 1:30 p.m. Saturday and were getting out of their vehicle when someone in a four-door sedan drove up and fired multiple shots into the vehicle.

Ezra Hill, Jr.

The father was not injured.

Bullets from the shooting hit a nearby house and vehicle. Two dozen shell casings were found at the scene.

At this point, it is unclear what lead up to the shooting.

Detectives say they have interviewed witnesses and are in the process of looking for any type of evidence that could lead to an arrest.