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LOGANVILLE – A 14-year-old boy died Tuesday from a gunshot wound after authorities say his 10-year-old brother shot him with a rifle during a game of “cops and robbers” at their rural home.

In a press release, the Sauk County Sheriff’s Office said the brothers and another related 12-year-old boy were playing with what they believed to be an unloaded firearm that had the magazine removed. However, a round was still in the chamber when the 10-year-old pointed the weapon at his brother and pulled the trigger.

The bullet struck the boy in the chest.

“Resuscitation efforts were started immediately but were not successful,” the release states. First responders were called to the scene at 10:34 a.m. The boy was pronounced dead by the Sauk County Coroner’s Office.

Sheriff’s Office Capt. Michael Stoddard said other people were on the property along Highway 23 south of Loganville at the time and only one rifle was involved. The names of those involved have not been released, and it was not clear how many people were on the property at the time.

Stoddard said the three children lived at the residence and the rifle was owned by the father and was accessible in the home. The shooting remains under investigation.