Three people are in custody in connection to a shooting that left a teen girl dead in southeast Cedar Rapids.

Loved ones held a vigil for the girl Tuesday night at the scene of the shooting.

Officers were called to the 800 block of 15th Street SE around 8 a.m. Tuesday. Police found a 13-year-old girl suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. Police tell KCRG the girl was transported from the scene, but was later pronounced dead at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

Neighbors said that the suspects were playing with a gun that accidentally went off. A witness told KCRG that the 13-year-old was warming up in a car with two other teens when suspects shot through the window. He says he called police after hearing the gunshot while his wife tried saving the victim.

"She ran over to the vehicle, through the passenger side, to put the blanket over the girl's head to compress the wound, and stop the bleeding. And she was just talking with her, and telling her to look at her, and she said…she said, she just prayed with her,” said resident Kevin Boike.

Boike said the car was taken away for evidence. Investigators at the scene recovered a firearm.

Witnesses told officers that male suspects were running in the alley between 15th and 16th Street SE. Police officers, including K-9 units, found three males running in the area of Washington Avenue and Bever Avenue SE. Two suspects were apprehended in the 1500 block of Bever Avenue SE and a third suspect was taken into custody in the 1500 block of Washington Avenue SE. The three suspects were in custody within 10 minutes of the call being received. The three male suspects in custody include two juveniles and a young adult.

Police have not yet released the girl's identity. Police will release the suspects’ names depending on charges.

Police said they believe that all the suspects involved in the shooting incident are in custody.

Family members said they've having a tough time dealing with what happened, but are trying to remember the teen for the person she was.

"She had a beautiful smile that would light up a room. She always had so much to say, very outspoken. And we love her. That's all I can say. And we at a loss right now, and can't nothing bring her back," said Keitta Parks, the girl's aunt.

"How do these kids get these guns? That's the whole question. How are they getting these guns from? To even be playing with them," said Sonya Parks-Causey, the girl's aunt.

Police said they plan to release more information, including the victim's name, Wednesday.