An Auburn University freshman was shot on a highway and her car was discovered on campus engulfed in flames, only miles away.

Auburn police said that they were investigating Tuesday's death of Lauren Burk as a homicide. They have interviewed some subjects but nobody was arrested by midnight Wednesday.

Police Capt. Tom Stofer said: "As soon as we know more we might release it, but what information we have now we're holding it close to our chest," the Associated Press reports.

Burk, 18, graduated last year from Walton High School in Marietta, according to Jim Hardin, director of the Auburn University Office of Judicial Affairs.

She was found wounded by a gunshot on Alabama Highway 147 around 9 p.m. Tuesday, almost five miles north of the campus.

Burk died Tuesday night at East Alabama Medical Center.

According to Auburn police, her car, a Honda Civic, was found inflames at the Hinton Field parking lot near a dormitory on campus.

Burk was a member of the Delta Gamma sorority and didn’t live on campus.

Stofer said that Gov. Bob Riley's office is offering a reward of $10,000 in the case.

Auburn university officials issued a statement for its nearly 25,000 students saying that there is "no indication of additional danger to campus or student safety."

Even so, the school announced that security on campus has been increased.

Delta Gamma, Burk’s sorority, released a statement on University’s website saying:

"Considering the unexpected and disturbing nature of the situation, the women of Delta Gamma have reacted with immense concern. Delta Gammas across the country offer hope and friendship to Lauren's family and all who have been affected by this tragedy."

Burk was a popular girl at her high school and she was on the lacrosse team. She was also liked by the students at the faculty.

Her parents are preparing for her funeral for Sunday. Her mother said that her daughter didn’t deserve to die like this and she hopes for police to find the killer.