A 12-year-old boy has died after he was struck by an SUV on Thursday morning in a Tampa apartment complex parking lot.

Deputies said Leonard Pineda, of Tampa, was struck by a Ford Expedition as he was running through the parking lot of the Preserve at Mobbly Bay apartments located at 8210 Solano Bay Loop, which is off Hillsborough Avenue.

The boy was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he later died.

The investigation is ongoing, deputies said.