A Sarasota teen has died after sustaining an injury on a gun range that was once hailed as possibly the safest of its kind.

The 14-year-old boy, who has not yet been named by authorities pending family notification, suffered a bullet wound at High Noon Guns' range at about 3.15pm Sunday.

The boy was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital but succumbed to his injuries there, The Herald-Tribune reported.

Shooting: A 14-year-old boy was fatally wounded by a bullet at the shooting range in Sarasota, Florida's High Noon Guns store. He died after being transferred to Sarasota Memorial Hospital

Shot: The boy, who is not being named by police pending family notification, was shot at 3.15pm on Sunday afternoon

Sheriffs were on the scene after the shooting, collecting evidence.

Goichi Matsumato, who has used the range before, told ABC Action News: 'It's a nice location. It seems very safe. I wouldn't think something like that would happen at this location.'

According to its website, High Noon Guns offers nine air-conditioned shooting lanes, and allows under-14s to shoot for free if accompanied by a parent or guardian.

And a post on the site's Facebook page three weeks ago showed a child with a small rifle and the message 'Properly trained kids don't have accidents'.

'At High Noon Guns, we are firm believers that safety comes first,' the image's caption read. 'And part of that is ensuring we teach our children gun safety.'

Training: The gun store allows accompanied kids under 14 to shoot for free. This Facebook post from June 11 says that the store's owners are 'firm believers that safety comes first'

'Apparently there wasn't proper training going on today...' one user commented below the post.

But another replied: 'Properly trained people know ANYONE can have an accident....'

A 2013 report by The Herald-Tribune described the shop's range as possibly being 'one of the safest indoor shooting ranges ever designed.'

According to the report, bullets are absorbed into 'granulated rubber material' downrange, backed by steel plating that is 'capable of defeating a 20mm cannon' - although it notes that only handguns and .22-caliber rifles were allowed.

Dividing panels between the shooters have wood-covered metal for protection and there are sound-dampening panels designed to absorb both noise and stray bullets.

No other details about the shooting have yet been released, and the investigation is ongoing.