Paris Bassett was 16 when she was shot in the head and killed on March 2, 2008, on the 1300 block of East 72nd Street in Chicago. Her death came during a single violent weekend that left eight Chicago Public School students shot and three dead, highlighting an acute spike in gun violence affecting young people.

Chicago recorded over 500 homicides that year, and Paris’s killing was described as part of broader struggles in neighborhoods facing socioeconomic challenges and high crime. Community voices at the time called for stronger gun control and more protections for students and at-risk youth.

If anyone knew Paris, her routines, or has information about the shooting on East 72nd Street, please share what is known.