Dillan Harris

How they died

Vehic/Purs

13-month-old Dillan Harris was killed while waiting at a bus stop with his mother and sisters when a car that police had been chasing for 3.5 miles jumped the sidewalk, struck Dillan's stroller and dragged it into a vacant lot in the in the Woodlawn neighborhood. Police said Antoine Watkins, 21, was fleeing from a shooting that killed Marvin "Capo" Carr, 22, in the South Shore neighborhood. A lawsuit filed by Dillan's mother stated that Watkins was being chased at speeds in excess of 60 mph, and that the 20 unnamed officers involved were told to stop the chase because there were too many pedestrians, but instead continued pursuit for another 20 minutes.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Dillan Harris, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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