A 13-year-old South Carolina boy is dead and a 12-year-old is facing charges after the shooting in Sumter, according to reports.
The incident happened Sunday afternoon at a home on Flamingo Road, according to Sumter Police.
Officers say they got a call at 12:08 p.m. that the incident happened. When they arrived they found 13-year-old Akeem Pugh with a gunshot wound near an unused parked car. Officers began giving him first aid and Pugh was taken to Prisma Health Tuomey where he was pronounced deceased.
Officers say a 12-year-old who was with him has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. A 17-year-old is charged with accessory before the fact.
Officials have not yet said what they think led up to the shooting. The names of the juveniles facing charges have not been released because of their ages. They are both being held at the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice.
The investigation into the shooting continues.
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