Employee shot, killed at Amazon Fulfillment Center in Matteson, Illinois

An Amazon Fulfillment Center in Matteson, Illinois, became a crime scene overnight Sunday into Monday, after an employee was shot and killed.

Matteson police said at 10:54 p.m. Sunday, officers were called for shots fired at the fulfillment center at 7001 Vollmer Rd. Near the entrance to the facility, officers found an Amazon employee who had been shot multiple times in the torso.

The victim was taken to Olympia Fields Hospital, where he died, police said.

The Cook County Medical Examiner's office identified the victim as Dylan Perkins, 26, of Glenwood.

Matteson police said Perkins and the suspected shooter, who was a food delivery driver, got into a quarrel that turned physical. During the fight, the shooter shot Perkins several times.

The chain of events took place in the employee parking lot outside the facility, police said.

Matteson police detectives were investigating the incident Monday morning, along with the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force. The shooter remained at large Monday morning, but Matteson police called the incident isolated and said there was no threat to the public.

Being remembered as a hard worker and Chicago White Sox fan, the victim's mother, Pamela Perkins, says she's still trying to figure out how an exchange of words led to her son being shot and killed.

"I think people need to learn how to walk away. It doesn't make sense to go back and forth with somebody over little trivial things," she said.

Dylan's older sister Kimberly says it's hard to grapple with the deadly shooting, and says more work needs to be done when it comes to securing parking lots. 

"I think we need to do a better job with securing parking lots of these big businesses because it's not the first time that someone has been shot and killed in an Amazon parking lot," she said.

Amazon's media team issued a statement that read in part, "We're saddened by this senseless act of violence and are focused on supporting our employees and the victim's family during this difficult time."

Anyone with information on the shooting should call the Matteson police non-emergency line at 708-503-3130 or submit tips through the Village of Matteson's website via Tip411.

Unfortunately, people who work at the Matteson Amazon warehouse are no strangers to crime.

In 2024, police said a fight between employees in the parking lot led to a shooting. A 33-year-old woman suffered a graze wound to her head.

Shots also flew in the parking lot of the Matteson Amazon Fulfillment Center in 2022. No one was injured in that case.

Meanwhile, Amazon is also dealing with a homicide at a delivery station in west suburban Melrose Park earlier this month. Travion R. Taylor, 27, of Chicago, was shot and killed after authorities said Quentin S. Williams Jr, 20, of Maywood, got into a domestic dispute with another person who was with Taylor.

Williams pulled out a semiautomatic rifle and fired multiple shots, shooting Taylor in the back, Melrose Park police said. Police said Taylor, Williams, and the third person were all Amazon employees.

Williams has been charged with one count of first-degree murder.

An Amazon spokesperson said that all shifts were canceled and employees were sent home with pay after the shooting, and on-site grief counseling will be available when the building reopens. The spokesperson also mentioned that the company was ramping up security in the wake of the Melrose Park shooting.