Police searching for multiple suspects responsible for fatally shooting 17-year-old Alief student

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Police are looking for several shooters accused of opening fire and killing a 17-year-old whose family has now identified him as Jose Rodriguez.

Witnesses tell ABC13 that the Alief Taylor High School student was walking along Caddo Lake Lane, near Devonshire Drive, about a block from his house, late in the evening when a vehicle approached him at an intersection.

"(Rodriguez) approached the vehicle on foot, had some words, approached the passenger side, had some words, went to the driver side, had some words. The gentleman inside the vehicle stepped out, and gunfire ensued, Houston Police Department Sergeant Clint Ponder said.

Ponder also says they believe there were three shooters after a double-digit amount of shell casings were found at the scene.

One handgun was recovered at the scene, though investigators believed it belonged to the victim.

A neighbor who asked to remain anonymous told ABC13 that he attempted to save the teen by performing CPR.

The man said he told the teen: "That I love him. He's my brother in Christ."

Ponder said police obtained surveillance video of the incident, but it was described as "poor" quality.

Investigators said they are working to find better surveillance video in hopes they can identify the suspects. In the video they do have, HPD said investigators could not identify the make or model of the suspects' vehicle.