The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office says a 10 year old has died after an accidental shooting.

The Columbia County coroner says 10 year old Jacob Quarles died Sunday evening at Augusta University Medical Center.

Officials say the incident happened just after 12:30 pm on the 1400 block of Country Woods Lane in Harlem.

Major Steve Morris tells NewsChannel 6 that the boy was shooting guns with two other minors and two adults. The circumstances on what led up to the shooting remain unclear at this time