GOSHEN, IN. (THECOUNT) — Ivan Pedroza, of Goshen, Indiana, has been identified as the teenage victim of a fatal shooting Thursday night.
Pedroza, 19, was shot dead while inside a vehicle in Goshen on Thursday night on Cross Street.
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According to the Goshen Police Department, officers responded to a call of shots fired on the 500 block of Cross Street in Goshen around 9:30 p.m. Thursday. When they arrived, Pedroza was found suffering from gunshot wounds in the rear passenger seat of a vehicle.
Medics at the scene attempted to provide aid but Pedroza was pronounced dead of gunshot injuries at the scene.
Police provided no further information on any potential suspects or a motive in the killing.
Friends and family members took to Facebook to remember the teen:
The cause of the shooting remains under investigation.
Anyone with possible information on the deadly incident should contact police at 911.
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Geo quick facts: Goshen is a city in and the county seat of Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. It is the smaller of the two principal cities of the Elkhart-Goshen Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn is part of the South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka Combined Statistical Area – Wikipedia.