BURIEN, Wash. (AP) — A 14-year-old boy is dead after authorities say he was shot by a friend while they were reportedly playing with a gun in a Seattle suburb.
King County Sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. Ryan Abbott tells the Seattle Times that the shooting occurred around 8:20 p.m. inside a house in Burien, which is near Sea Tac International Airport.
Abbott said the boy was shot by his 16-year-old friend in a “tragic accident.”
He says the 14-year-old died at the hospital.
Abbot said he did not know who owned the gun.
Authorities are investigating.