Teresa Ortiz was a 17-year-old Latino woman who was shot and killed on November 15, 2008, in North Hollywood, Los Angeles. She was a passenger in a car in the 15000 block of Bassett Street in the early morning when someone in a dark-colored PT Cruiser drove by and fired several shots, one striking her in the head. Coroner’s officials confirmed the fatal wound.

The Los Angeles Police Department treated the shooting as gang-related and handled the investigation, with Sgt. Ruby Malachi serving as a department spokeswoman. The case struggled to advance: there were no immediate arrests or identified suspects, and years passed with no reported significant breakthroughs. Teresa’s family and friends publicly mourned her loss and have continued to honor her memory.

Does anyone have information about that early-morning shooting on Bassett Street or remember seeing a dark-colored PT Cruiser in the area on November 15, 2008?