Auburn University freshman Lauren Burk was found shot to death near the college campus on Tuesday. She was declared dead at the East Alabama Medical Center from a gunshot wound. Her car was found three miles away and had been charred.

Burk was an 18-year-old freshman from Marietta, Georgia.

Authorities were alerted to a vehicle fire shortly thereafter, at about 9:27 p.m. in the Hinton Field parking lot, and learned the car belonged to Burk. The vehicle, a 2001 black Honda Civic, was found burned and gutted near campus, according to MyFOXAL.

The killer likely set Burk’s car on fire, with her in it, after killing her. This case is a strange and unique one because if involves a young college student and happened near the campus.

The circumstances of her death, including the gutted car, are unusual, and might be indicative to something a bit more unusual than random violence.

UPDATE: Suspect Courtney Lockhart Arrested and Charged