AKRON, Ohio — Two teens were killed Wednesday night in an apparent accidental shooting and suicide, according to police.

Akron police Lt. Rick Edwards says the two boys, ages 14 and 15, were with a group of several teens in the basement of a home on the 200 block of Grand Avenue at about 7 p.m. Edwards says the 15-year-old pulled out the handgun and it fired a shot, striking the 14-year-old boy in the head.

The 15-year-old then turned the gun on himself, shooting himself in the head, Edwards said.

Both boys were pronounced dead at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital.

The Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct autopsies. Police are withholding the identification of the victims pending positive identification and family notifications.

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