While law enforcement officers were trying to figure out where the shots came from, they discovered the teenager's body lying in the grass in the woods at the end of the street.
Jacob was not alone when the shooting happened, investigators said. The other teens he was with took off after the shooting, so investigators don't have much information about why Jacob was shot or who the suspect is, deputies said. "As to what he was doing down here, we believe that he was down here with several other individuals prior to the shooting. None of those individuals stuck around afterwards to talk to anyone, so we are in the process of trying to identify people that he was with prior to the shooting," Det. Jason Brown said. "Once we do that, we will probably get a better idea about exactly what went on.
She sad her son was a sophomore at Atascocita High School. He loved to play sports and was excited to be part of the automotive program at school."I have five girls and that was my only son. That was my king and y'all took him and I need you to come forward. Whoever knows. Whatever you know," Hicks said.