“We Remain Paralyzed in Thought and Sorrow,” say the parents of a 13-year-old son who died after attempting a risky social media challenge.

A pair of Southern California parents are mourning their 13-year-old son, who they believe died after participating in a dangerous social media challenge similar to one that took several lives when it surfaced years ago.

Nnamdi Glenn Ohaeri Jr.’s mom and dad found him unresponsive in his bedroom in Murrieta in the morning of Monday, Feb. 3, after spending the previous day watching the Grammy Awards together, KTLA reported.

After finding Ohaeri Jr., the eldest of their four sons, his mom performed CPR while his father, Nnamdi Ohaeri Sr., contacted a neighbor and police for help, per KTLA, but the teen was later pronounced dead.

And though it initially appeared that Ohaeri Jr. had taken his life, his parents had doubts, so they began investigating on their own, which led them to discover that their late son had learned of a dangerous social media challenge, KTLA reported.

It is unclear whether the teen’s death has been officially ruled a suicide or whether police are investigating the circumstances of his death.

The Murrieta Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

Similar to the “Blackout Challenge” — a viral TikTok trend that reportedly caused the deaths of several children and led parents to sue the platform a few years ago — the challenge that Ohaeri Jr.’s parents believe claimed their son’s life challenges participants to make themselves unconscious, according to KTLA.

But Ohaeri Jr. had strict parental controls on his phone and no social media accounts, his parents told the outlet, which led them to believe that he learned of the challenge from his classmates.

The Murrieta couple hope that their son’s story can inspire other parents to be more aware of what their kids are exposed to on social media and through their peers.

As a parent, Ohaeri Sr. said he has been “mindful of influences” and open with his sons about topics like drugs, “but we don’t talk about not following social media trends or playing social media games,” he told KTLA. “And maybe we need to.” visit PEOPLE for full