MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two people are dead after a shooting near a school in South Memphis.

Memphis Police responded to a shooting on Mississippi Boulevard near South Lauderdale Street, steps away from Booker T. Washington High School, at 3 p.m. Thursday.

According to Deputy Chief Webb Kirkdoffer, two males were pronounced dead on the scene. Memphis Police did not give the ages of the victims.

Booker T. Washington High School was placed on lockdown. Kirkdoffer says that police were able to communicate with the school, and the lockdown was later lifted.

Kirkdoffer says homicide investigators are canvassing the area for video surveillance footage and other evidence that can lead them to the suspects responsible for the shooting.

A witness told WREG he saw three men in ski masks with automatic rifles chasing someone. Shots were fired, and a crowd scattered.

The witness said the suspects shot the individual six to 10 times, then came back and fired more shots. The witness called 911.

A blue tarp can be seen on the grass next to a residential building.

The witness also told WREG that both were males who were shot were teens, and that there were at least three gunmen. They also believe that there may have been others wounded.

Police said that at Full Park South City apartments, there were shell casings found in connection with the incident.

“The whole community ought to be hurt, we’re losing every day, and enough is enough,” said Mary Trice, CEO of Ride of Tears. “We say that every day, but until organizations come together as one, we will never win.”

Ride of Tears is a group that honors child victims of gun violence, claiming that both victims in the shooting were seniors in high school.

Trice says she spoke with one mom who had just bought her son’s tuxedo for his prom.

“She bought the suit for prom, but really she brought the suit for a funeral,” said Trice. “That’s how serious it is out here, that’s why I walked away because she got to dress her baby for the last time.”

WREG reported five people died earlier this week in at least five separate shootings in a matter of seven hours.

“It takes a toll on everybody, but rest assured, we will make sure we do everything possible to get those who committed this act,” said Kirkdoffer.

Memphis police have not released information about the suspects at this time.