Jiaerra Harris was 19 when she was shot and killed on April 2, 2019, in an apartment on the 6100 block of South King Drive in the Washington Park neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. The shooting happened at about 11:50 p.m.; Harris was struck in the back and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where the Cook County medical examiner’s office later confirmed her death.

Area Central detectives handled the investigation. Her death was noted as part of a wider pattern of gun violence affecting young people in the city and prompted calls from community members for stronger measures to protect residents.

Anyone with information about what happened that night or who might have been involved is asked to come forward.