Amari Sutton
BY MATT McCALL
Homicide Watch Chicago
Amari Sutton spoke out against the youth violence in the South Shore neighborhood.
Amari, 16, was found shot in the chest and neck near his home in the 1400 block of East 73rd Street about 6 p.m. April 23, authorities said.
A childhood friend, who asked not to be identified, said Amari was “really not” involved in gang activity at the time of his death.
"I think he was targeted due to his past gang affiliation or from an argument at school," the friend said. "In our community, where we grew up, kids, mostly teenagers who were not part of the violence would be targeted. We were so used to violence and people getting beat up, and if you weren’t a part of that, you were against them. If you were against them, they were against you."
Nobody has been charged for the killing.
Area South detectives are investigating.