Two Georgia teenagers died Monday after one accidentally shot the other before taking his own life, police said Tuesday.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that the teens, identified by Gwinnett County police as Chad Carless, 17, and Devin Hodges, 15, were among a group of four teenagers who had gathered in a cramped "makeshift shed" ahead of New Years in an Atlanta suburb.

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Detective David Smith told the paper that Hodges was showing the group a gun, when he accidentally fired a shot, hitting Carless, who was sitting beside him. The paper reported that one boy called 911 while the others fled.

Smith said Carless died before emergency personnel arrived on the scene. Police said Hodges was then "seen running between two homes" before he took his own life.

The shootings are still under investigation, according to the paper.