Authorities are investigating a shooting that left a teenager dead outside of a restaurant in Lakewood Wednesday.

Police responded to a call of shots fired around 5:50 p.m. in the 20000 block of Pioneer Boulevard.

When officers arrived they found one person suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim, described as a 17-year-old male, was pronounced dead by LA County Fire.

A mother outside of the crime scene tells NBCLA that the suspected victim was her teenage son, Jesus Acosta.

I could tell its him because of his body structure you know? As his sister, you can tell when its your family member, said Briana, the sister of the suspected victim. I automatically knew that it was him.

No arrests have been made and a description of the gunman was not immediately available.