Tennessee’s Fulton High School community are reeling in shock and mourning after a loved teen was killed after shielding three female classmates when caught in crossfire of a gun attack thought to be related to gang activity.

15-year-old Zaevion William Dobson is being hailed a hero. He lost his life to save others and tributes have been rolling in.

NewsOne reported:

“Tennessee’s Knoxville Police Department Chief David Rausch held an emotional news conference about the shooting. Brandon Perry, 23, was involved in a shooting around 7:18 p.m., police said. Perry allegedly shot his mother with a 10-year-old child in the home. His mother, Lisa, was hospitalized. At 10:12 p.m., while Dobson was hanging out with three of his friends, Perry and several others “randomly fired multiple times” at the teens. It was then that Dobson used his body to shield the bullets from hitting teenagers Kiara Rucker, Faith Gordan, and another unidentified girl.

Around 2 a.m., Perry was found injured from gunshots inside of a BMW that crashed into an elderly woman’s home. He died Friday morning. The passenger in the car, Christopher D. Bassett, 20, was seen fleeing the scene. He was charged with being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and violation of probation.”

Local 8 News (http://bit.ly/1TZsnZo) attended a memorial service where 100s gathered to honor the teen, they heard from the teens that Zaevion saved, they were quoted as saying

“If it wasn’t for Zaevion, if he would have just ran off the porch, we would have probably been shot,” Kiara Rucker said.

“By the time it was over, we had went inside,” Faith Gordan said. “I pulled on him and said ‘You can get up now’ but he didn’t get up. So I just went upstairs, and by the time I came back to make sure everything was real, (I saw) he was shot in the head.”

Obama tweeted to chime in calling the boy a hero.

The investigation is ongoing.