Eighteen-year-old Lily Basil was fatally shot the night after graduating from Page High School. On May 25, 2024, in the McKay’s Mill area of Franklin, Tennessee, she was struck by a bullet in her right shoulder from a rifle and later pronounced dead at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. The group of teenagers had been hanging out when the shooting occurred.

A .22 caliber rifle reportedly had been stored in the trunk of a witness’s car. A witness said the suspect was seen with the rifle by his side and at one point twirling it before the fatal shot. Police arrested 18-year-old Matthew Roufail, who had graduated from Ravenwood High School the same day as Basil. Roufail was charged with criminal homicide; authorities say he allegedly admitted to shooting Basil but claimed he did not believe the AR-15-style rifle was loaded. His bond was set at $150,000 and he posted it.

Officials describe the investigation as ongoing and say they believe the shooting was an isolated incident. Page High School faculty remembered Basil as kind and respectful, a student whose smile lit up rooms. If anyone was at McKay’s Mill that night or has information about the rifle or events leading up to the shooting, please come forward.