ORLANDO, Fla. — The 16-year-old girl who died early Sunday after a shooting at an Orlando WaWa is the niece of Regina Hill, stated the Orlando commissioner in her Facebook page.

Gunshots were reported just before 1 a.m. to the WaWa at John Young Parkway and Silver Star Road, investigators said.

The victim, Tavyiah King, was located nearby in the 3600 block of Silver Star Road.

She was taken to Arnold Palmer Hospital, where she later died, police said.

Orlando District 5 Commissioner Regina Hill posted on her Facebook page about the shooting on Sunday, identifying King as her niece who she says was on her way home when she was shot and killed. 

"My beautiful niece was murdered last night by a drive by shooter while catching a ride home from a teenager jersey party! She was a innocent angel took to soon," she wrote about her niece.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call Crimeline at **TIPS (8477) or 1-800-423-TIPS (8477).