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An 18-year-old high school graduate was shot and killed in Boston’s Seaport District on Thursday, Boston police said as they searched for the person who shot her.

The teenager, who “had just graduated from Boston Collaborative High School,” was expected to survive, Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox told reporters.

The scene of the shooting, 200 Pier 4 Boulevard, was around 11:43 a.m., just steps from the Institute of Contemporary Art, where witnesses said the Boston Collaborative High School graduation ceremony was taking place.

There are two crime scenes that police are investigating, Cox said. Although the investigation is still in its early stages, investigators believe the shooting occurred in a garage and that it may have followed an altercation.

The teenager’s identity has not been made public.

No arrests have been made, but Cox said the shooting was not believed to be a random act of violence. He and Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden asked the public for help in identifying the shooter and any accomplices.

“This is a travesty. This should not be happening. High school students attending a graduation ceremony on a beautiful day like today should not be faced with a shooting,” Hayden said, calling on those involved to “turn themselves in immediately.”

Photos from the ground showed an area cordoned off with yellow tape in front of a furniture store; several officers were on site.

Aerial photographs of the crime scene show police investigators turning their attention to a car on the side of the road.

Boston Collaborative High School is a collaboration between Boston Public Schools and six community organizations that serves students who need a non-traditional educational environment. The school district did not immediately comment on the shooting.

Earlier this week, the ICA announced that it would host part of the Gun Violence Memorial Project starting in late summer.