Taylor Adams Murdered: Friends, Neighbors Stunned at Beating Death of La. Teen

LA PLACE, La. (CBS/WWL) A mother returning home from a night at work as a security guard found her 15-year-old daughter Taylor Adams beaten to death in her own bedroom early Sunday, a discovery that stunned a quiet Louisiana neighborhood and had friends grasping for answers.

"I was shocked," Marcus Wren, a friend of Taylor's, told CBS affiliate WWL. "I didn't believe it at first."

According to the station, investigators say Taylor was found "bloodied" and unresponsive in her bedroom.

Police say that there was no sign of forced entry to the home, no sign of robbery and no evidence that she had been sexually assaulted.

Taylor was a sophomore at Riverside Academy in Reserve, La.

The school issued a statement about the loss and asking for privacy for the students and Taylor's relatives.

Neighbor Addie Tezeno told WWL that Taylor's mother is now staying with other family members.