Miami high-school freshman shot and killed on his way home from school
MIAMI -- Miami-Dade Police are looking for whoever is responsible for the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old high school freshman while he was walking home from school shortly before 4 p.m. on Wednesday.
Family members have identified the victim as Johnny Lubin Jr., CBS Miami reports.
Miami Dade Police Department public information officer Jennifer Capote said the student was approached by a vehicle while walking home, according to the station.
"Shots were fired and unfortunately today, this juvenile lost his life," she said.
The teen's mother, Julie Examar, was at work when she received the call her son had been shot.
"Words can't even describe this feeling right now," she said.
She rushed to where her son was undergoing surgery but he didn't live.
"I just know he got shot in the abdomen, one shot to the head. He got shot twice," she said, according to the station.
Examar said she has no idea who would want to harm her son and is waiting for answers.
"He was a very outgoing kid. He loved to play football. Everybody loved him," she said.
Capote said officials were also unaware of any motive for the killing. They did not release a description of the vehicle.
Miami Northwestern Senior High School Principal Wallace Aristide said students are devastated.
The teen's death marks the fourth time this year that a student from the school has been killed. In May, a 15-year-old from the school was shot and killed outside an apartment complex. In September, two teenagers were also shot to death three days apart long after school had ended for the day.