NEW ORLEANS, LA. (THECOUNT) – Markeisha Gilmore and Michael Willis have been identified as the teenagers found dead on Thursday, January 3 in New Orleans.

Willis, 19, and Gilmore, 17, were found dead inside a running vehicle that was inside a garage attached to a dwelling in the 7400 block of Briarheath Drive, according to reports.

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A neighbor called police saying they had heard the car running for about 45 minutes.

LSU confirm the woman killed was enrolled in LSU this past fall and was set to begin classes this spring. source

Their deaths are still under investigation.

Anyone with possible information on the case should contact police at 911.

Friends and family members took to Facebook to remember the beloved woman: