SCHENECTADY — An 18-year-old man was shot early Saturday on a neighborhood street near Central Park, the third homicide in the city this year and the seventh in the Capital Region since January.

The victim was identified as Foday Kopoto, a Maryland resident visiting family in Schenectady, said police Lt. Brian Kilcullen. He arrived Friday to visit his aunt, a family friend said.

Kopoto’s body was found in the front yard of a house on Becker Street, near Elder Street and about a block from Central Park, at approximately 12:45 a.m. by officers, Kilcullen said.

Kiulcullen said they were searching for an older compact car with four doors in connection with the shooting. The vehicle contained at least two black males, he said.