A 17-year-old boy died after he was found shot just after midnight Thursday in a residential area.

Terez Parker Jr., a student in the South Bend school district, died at Memorial Hospital, according to a news release from South Bend Police Department and a statement from South Bend Community School Corp.

Police say the shooting happened in the 2000 block of Roger Street.

Officers arrived around 12 a.m. on Friday, March 18, where they found Parker, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.

He was transported to the hospital, where he died.

The South Bend Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit is handling the investigation. So far, no word of what led to the gunfire, suspects or arrests.

Anybody with information is asked to contact the South Bend Police Department at 574-235-9201. Additionally, anonymous tips can be called in to Michiana Crime Stoppers at 574-288-STOP.

Parker was a student at the Rise Up Academy in South Bend. South Bend Schools Superintendent Todd Cummings released the following statement:

Early this morning, we received word of another tragic death of one of our students caused by gun violence. While all details are still coming together, our hearts break as we mourn with the family, friends, and community of this student. We stand committed to working with South Bend police, our Mayor, and all South Bend citizens to put an end to the gun violence that has shattered yet another family and member of the South Bend Community School Corporation community.