Anthony Harvey, a 42-year-old Black male, was shot on the evening of May 26, 2025, in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood. Police responded around 8:40 p.m. to the 1600 block of South Springfield Avenue, where Harvey was found with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition and pronounced dead several hours later at 11:35 p.m. Authorities identified him as a Chicago resident.
According to police, the shooting occurred on the West Side near the end of the Memorial Day holiday. Area 4 detectives opened a homicide investigation. Initial reports noted that no one was in custody at the time, and officials did not release information about a motive.
Harvey’s killing came amid a holiday weekend of gun violence in the city. Local outlets reported multiple shooting victims across Chicago during the Memorial Day period, underscoring the persistent toll of gunfire even as overall violence metrics fluctuated.
As of the latest publicly available reporting shortly after the incident, police had not announced any arrests, and no suspects had been publicly identified. Memorial listings that track gun fatalities corroborated the date and location of Harvey’s death but did not provide additional investigative details.
