HARVEY — A Lansing teen was shot to death late Sunday, authorities reported.
Taaj Mahome, 16, died of a gunshot wound to the head he suffered about 8:58 p.m. in the 14000 block of Union Avenue, Cook County medical examiner records show.
The death was ruled a homicide.
Harvey police responded to the shooting some time after the fact, and Mahome was pronounced dead about 11:58 p.m., records show.
Harvey Police Department Deputy Chief Cameron Biddings said that because the victim was a juvenile, police could provide no further information to the public at this time.Â
Biddings said the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information on this incident can contact Harvey police Detective J. Ellison at 708-331-3030, extension 224.Â