An investigation is underway after a 14-year-old was taken to UAB Hospital early Sunday with a fatal gunshot wound.

Just before 7 a.m. Sunday, south precinct officers were dispatched to a report of a person who showed up at UAB Hospital with a gunshot wound.

Once at the hospital, they learned that a minivan arrived at the emergency room with the 14-year-old victim inside. The boy was pronounced dead on the scene.

Officer Truman Fitzgerald said police learned the shooting possibly took place in the area of Roebuck or Huffman.

East Precinct officers began to coordinate with South Precinct officers – who had responded to the hospital – and found a possible scene in in the 9200 block of Parkway East. More specifically, the scene appeared to be between Walmart and Wells Fargo, near a small strip of businesses.

“We know that there were several juveniles out in this area,’’ Fitzgerald said. “We know there was a gun involved and this 14-year-old victim ended up getting shot and killed.”

“What we don’t know at this time is, how did this happen?” he said.

Police have at least four juveniles detained. They will be undergoing questioning, with their parents’ present, at police headquarters.

The juveniles – all between the ages of 14 and 17 – remained at the hospital where they brought the victim.

“We’re going to try to uncover what happened,’’ Fitzgerald said. “We do believe there was at least five to six juveniles in the vehicle.”

“Our detectives have to do a ton of investigating to learn what led to the 14-year-old being shot and killed,’’ he said.

Fitzgerald said it’s too soon to know if the fatal shooting was accidental or intentional.

“Just about everyone who was involved is in custody,’’ he said, “so we’re hoping to learn from them what happened.”

He said he doesn’t yet know why all the juveniles were out and in that area at 6:30 a.m.

“Each of the juveniles knew one another,’’ Fitzgerald said. “The sad fact is this another narrative we keep pointing out about people, places, and behavior…and now we’ve lost a 14-year-old kid due to gunfire.”

Fitzgerald said this is the third incident in three days where a community member has stepped up and provided police with crucial information about an investigation.

“We just want to commend our community members for that,’’ he said. “It’s been incredibly beneficial. It’s a major win.”

Anyone with additional information is asked to call detectives at 205-254-1764 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.