Officers responded to a call of a person shot and found Mark Harvey, 32, with a gunshot wound to his head about 2 p.m. Harvey, who was seriously wounded, was able to talk and provided a description of a suspect, police said.A man matching the provided description was found a short distance away. The man, Mark Harvey, refused to obey police commands and pulled out a handgun and fired as he ran. Three officers with the Park Forest Police Department and a Richton Park officer shot and killed him.
Victim's Name: Mark Harvey
Agency Responsible: Park Forest Police Department, Richton Park Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Race: Unknown race
Date of Death: August 13, 2018
County: Cook
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Foot
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 3965
Geography: Suburban