A shooting at a Clayton County apartment complex took the life of a 15-year-old boy Tuesday night, according to police.

The 911 call came in around 11:15 p.m. about a person being shot in the 1900 block of Garden Wood Court, the department said in a news release. When officers arrived, they found the teen with gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The boy was later identified by police as Terence Denson.

No other details about the shooting or whether any suspects have been identified were provided by police.

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