ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MO. (THECOUNT) — Timothy Lucas of Washington Park, Illinois, has been identified as the teen found fatally shot in St. Louis on Saturday night.

Lucas, 14, found shot in the chest in north St. Louis City Saturday evening, police say.

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Police say, Lucas was located around 6:14 p.m. Saturday suffering from apparent gunshot injuries in the 8300 block of N. Broadway.

When police arrived, they say Lucas was found shot in the chest and was conscious but barely breathing.

He was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead of gunshot injuries.

No further information on the deadly incident was provided by officials as of Sunday morning.

Anyone with possible information should contact police at 911.

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Geo quick facts: St. Louis County is located in the eastern-central portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. It is bounded by the city of St. Louis and the Mississippi River to the east, the Missouri River to the north, and the Meramec River to the south – Wikipedia.