17-year-old dead after being shot in Duluth parking lot on Satellite Boulevard

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - A 17-year-old is dead after being shot in the parking lot of 4500 Satellite Boulevard in Duluth, according to Gwinnett County Police Department.

Police say they responded to a person shot call outside a closed bowling alley around 2:15 a.m. Jan. 28. The victim had been transported to a hospital by friends and was in critical condition at that time.

Detectives were informed on Saturday afternoon that the teenager, identified as Elbert Josh Brown of Snellville, had died.

"It's certainly a tragedy when a young person loses their life like this and our detectives are going to do absolutely everything they can to try to find the person responsible," said Sgt. Jennifer Richter.

Police are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting. They have not identified any possible suspects.

"We do not have a suspect in custody. So we are asking that any members of the public who may have information about this case, please get in contact with our detectives," Sgt. Richter said.

Richter says the department is simultaneously working to try and track guns throughout Gwinnett County to prevent this type of crime from happening in the future.

"We've invested in new technology to try to track weapons within the county," she told FOX 5 Atlanta. "The NIBIN system can help us identify shell casings and match them up to weapons and then track those weapons down and then hopefully connect them to whatever crimes they may have been used in."

If anyone has any information to share in this case, please contact GCPD detectives at 770.513.5300.  To remain anonymous, tipsters should contact Crime Stoppers at 404.577.TIPS (8477) or visit www.stopcrimeATL.com.  Crime Stoppers tipsters can receive a cash reward for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case.