The St. Joseph Police Department has confirmed that 18-year-old Skyler Powell was the teen found dead Wednesday morning in a parking lot.

Few details surrounding the investigation into Powell’s death are being released at this point. Commander Eric Protzman said Powell recently graduated from Benton High School.

Officers responded to the  block of 2300 Colhoun on a report of shots fired early Wednesday morning. Officers found Powell in the parking lot in the 2200 block of Frederick with a gunshot wound.

Protzman said the case is still under investigation but that detectives do have a person of interest in the case.  He said more information will be released when available.

Anyone with information is asked to call the tips hotline at (816) 238-TIPS.

As we learn more will will update.