Shawndell L. Harris was 22 when he was killed in Chicago on March 29, 2012. His death came during a year when the city recorded a sharp rise in killings, reaching 506 homicides in 2012, a spike linked in reports to intensified gang activity and community violence across several neighborhoods, particularly the South and West Sides.

The circumstances of Harris’s death are described as consistent with the broader pattern of shootings and conflicts tied to systemic issues such as gang violence, poverty, and limited resources for youth. Police efforts to document homicides that year were hampered by volume and investigative barriers including lack of witness cooperation. Shawndell Harris’s killing is one of many individual tragedies that made up the grim statistics for Chicago in 2012.

If anyone knew Shawndell Harris or has information about what happened on March 29, 2012, please share what you know with the Chicago Police.