Noah Scurry, a 17-year-old Samuel Fels High School basketball player, was murdered while on the way to school Tuesday.

A Philadelphia high school student was gunned down Tuesday morning while leaving for school with his mother, sources tell FOX 29 News.

Noah Scurry, a promising 17-year-old basketball player, was tragically shot on his way to school in Philadelphia. Multiple shots were fired, leaving him fatally wounded in front of his mother. The community is mourning his loss as authorities investigate the motive and search for suspects.

The boy was getting into a car to go to school at Samuel Fels High School with his mom Tuesday morning when he was shot, School District of Philadelphia spokesperson Monique Braxton said.

Noah Scurry was fatally shot outside his home on Rorer Street Tuesday morning. He recently had the top SAT score in his class.