HARRIS COUNTY, Texas – A 17-year-old teenager named Jake Mason was fatally shot in a west Harris County neighborhood near Cypress Lakes High School on Tuesday morning. The incident occurred at around 10:30 a.m. on the 5800 block of Brenwood Trails Lane.

According to authorities, the shooting took place at the end of Brenwood Trails Lane, behind Cypress Lakes High School, but not on school grounds. It is unclear whether the victim had any connection to the school. Jake Mason was reportedly waiting to pick up his girlfriend, a student at the school, when the shooting occurred.

The teenager was with a group of unidentified males when he was shot during an altercation. Multiple shots were fired, and the suspected shooter, described as a Black male juvenile wearing all black, fled the scene on foot.

Following the shooting, Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District announced that Cypress Lakes High School, McFee Elementary School, and Emery Elementary School were temporarily placed on “secure the building mode,” though it has since been lifted.

The motive behind the shooting remains unknown, and an ongoing investigation is currently underway. Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact Houston CrimeStoppers at (713) 222-TIPS.