A 19-year-old Waterloo man died from an apparent gunshot wound Thursday night near his home.

Monroe County Coroner Bob Hill identified the deceased as Noah P. Hays, who was a freshman at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He was pronounced dead at 9:25 p.m. He was a member of the track team while he attended Waterloo High School.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department requested the coroner and Illinois State Police to assist in the death investigation. Hays was found deceased in a wooded area in the 3000 block of HH Road, Hill said.

Visitation for Hays will take place 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Christ Community Lutheran Church in Columbia, with a funeral service to follow.

Among his surviving relatives are parents Nicole Harrison and Hank Harrison, and Matthew Hays and Brenda Jackson; brothers Luke and Jake Hays; sister Charley Harrison; and grandparents Mike and Carol Birk, Mike and Michelle Luhr, Charles Harrison, and Diane Johnson (Harrison).