LAFAYETTE, La. — The death of 18-year-old Gabriella Sharp, a senior at Acadiana High School, has shaken the Lafayette community after she was found unresponsive early Saturday morning at a gas station in the city.

According to the Lafayette Police Department, officers responded to the RaceTrac on West Congress Street around 3:40 a.m. LPD discovered Sharp unresponsive and paramedics attempted to render aid, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.

A video circulating on social media reportedly shows Sharp shortly before her death. Police confirmed that the footage is part of their ongoing investigation.

“That is part of the investigation currently, so I can’t say too much about the video,” said Ashley Wood, LPD corporal officer. “The investigators are taking that into account.”

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