nie Taylor, a caregiver who works in the area, told NBC 5 Wednesday afternoon she returned home with a patient at about 8 a.m. Wednesday to find a fire truck and police cars in front of a house across the street. She said she circled the block and saw first responders giving someone CPR.

Taylor said a man in the neighborhood told her there had been a homicide and that he'd found the body while taking his son to school. The man told Taylor he went over and shook the teen and he didn't respond. When he rolled him over, he said the teen was covered and blood and that he tried to give him CPR.

Neighbors NBC 5 spoke with said they didn't hear any gunshots prior to Jackson being found.

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Though there were no arrests at the time, police said there was no active threat to the students at the high school and the district decided to continue with a normal instructional day. District officials said additional police officers were on campus Wednesday only as a precaution.

A pep rally scheduled for Wednesday night at the school, to introduce the school's fall athletes, was canceled.

 We realize that this will be a time of mourning and that our students and staff need time to process their grief. Counselors will be on hand for any student or staff member who may need to speak to someone,  the district said.

The investigation into the shooting is ongoing.

The Terrell ISD is in the second week of the 2023-24 school year after starting classes on Aug. 9.

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