Police have identified the killed-in-waterbury-shooting/3605608/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>17-year-old girl who was shot and killed in Waterbury early Friday morning.

They identified her as Carizma Fox, of Waterbury.

Waterbury police said she was enrolled at the Enlightenment School.

The superintendent of schools in Waterbury released a statement to the school community on Friday.

“It is with profound sadness that I share the tragic loss of one of our students at Enlightenment School. Our heartfelt condolences go out to the family and friends during this difficult time,” Superintendent Dr. Darren Schwartz wrote.

“Please join me in thoughts and prayers as we work through this difficult time together,” Schwartz added.

Officers found Fox outside, suffering from a gunshot wound, when they responded to Willow Street around 2:48 a.m. Friday. She was transported to a local hospital, where she later died from her injuries, police said.

Based on the preliminary investigation, police believe there was a disturbance outside that several people were involved in, which led to the shooting. They are continuing to investigate.

“It’s too young. You know, it’s sad what is happening here in this city,” said Joselyn Jiminez, a leader at La Iglesia Del Dios Viviente, a church right across the street from the shooting.

Jiminez said she arrived across the street from the scene on Friday morning to prepare a community breakfast and heard about the shooting.

Jiminez even spoke with people who knew the girl.

“One girl came here, and she was crying. She told me — very young — she told me ‘I had spoken to her yesterday’ and she was sad,” said Jiminez.

The Waterbury Police Department’s Major Crimes Detectives is investigating the shooting as a homicide.

Anyone with information is urged to call the Waterbury Police Department Detective Bureau at (203) 574-6941 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at (203) 755-1234.