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Woman shot on 147th St. during funeral procession in Harvey

Someone opened fire on a funeral procession late Saturday morning. It may be a retaliation shooting, police on scene said.

By Amethyst J. Davis

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November 2, 2024

A woman was shot late Saturday morning as a funeral procession made its way along 147th St.

According to an Harvey police officer on scene, as a funeral procession left St. Mark’s Missionary Baptist Church in Harvey, someone opened fire on the processional line.

According to witnesses on scene, she was the brother of the man being buried. Her condition remains currently unclear.

Police taped off a perimeter around a white SUV, which the woman crashed into a home on the corner of 147th St. and Seeley Ave. in Dixmoor after being injured. The home site directly across from Rosa Parks Middle School at West Harvey-Dixmoor School District 147.

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Police from Harvey, Midlothian, Posen, Markham, and Phoenix were on scene directing traffic and doing crowd control.

Harvey police have blocked off 147th St. between Hoyne Ave. and Wood St. Drivers are advised to take side streets as re-routes as the investigation continues.

Anti-violence workers from Roseland Ceasefire were seen arriving around 1:15P.M.

This story is developing.

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Amethyst J. Davis

Amethyst J. Davis is responsible for spearheading the growth and development of the HWH, including outlining the editorial trajectory and content. She also produces “The Renaissance Letter,” our biweekly email newsletter, edits content, and fact-checks stories prior to publication. Amethyst was an administrator at New York University before launching her journalism career. She was previously a member of the Sounding Board, the community advisory board for Chicago Public Media, which includes WBEZ Chicago and the Chicago Sun-Times.

Amethyst is a 2023 Leader of a New Chicago award recipient, as recognized by the Field Foundation and MacArthur Foundation. She was named to Forbes 30 Under 30.

In 2022, Amethyst was a Casey Fellow with the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Black News & Views. She is a sought after speaker on community journalism and has given talks at institutions like DePaul University and the University of Kansas. Amethyst is a regular guest on City Cast Chicago.

She was invited by Harvard University to submit a 2023 and 2024 Nieman Lab prediction. Under her leadership, the HWH has become one of the nation’s most-watched hyperlocal newsrooms. The HWH has received national coverage in publications like Poynter, Harvard University’s Nieman Lab, the National Press Journalism Club Institute, and Editor & Publisher.

A Harvey native, Amethyst is a Brooks Middle School (’11) and Thornton Township High School alum (‘15) and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from NYU (BA’19). She is an alumna of the Data and Policy Summer Scholar program at the University of Chicago.