14-year-old shot and killed in Jennings

ksdk-- The St. Louis Major Case squad is investigating the death of a 14-year-old Ferguson boy.

It happened in the 2800 block of Meadowlark in Jennings. Neighbors say they heard several gunshots and ran outside to see what was going on. They saw a 14-year-old boy running for help. Police say it was a drive by shooting.

At least one car was involved. Tonight, detectives are trying to track down a suspect or suspects.

Police aren't releasing the boy's name, but they were able to contact his family early this morning. The boy didn't live in the neighborhood but he had been seen there before.

One neighbor said after she saw the shooting, she ran outside and started giving the boy CPR. She worked on him for 23 minutes until paramedics arrived. But the boy had several gunshots to his legs, neck, torso and back.

"The victim was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later," said Major Case Squad investigator Lt. Jeff Gray. "We have several leads that we are following up on right now. I don't really have anything else to add but we do have 18 detectives from the major case squad to follow up on this."

Crimestoppers is offering a one thousand dollar tip to anyone with information. The Crimestoppers hotline is 866-377-TIPS.