Fifteen-year-old Jayen Gladden was shot and killed inside a friend’s home on Hunting Avenue in Hopkins, South Carolina, on a Sunday morning. Deputies from the Richland County Sheriff’s Department were sent to the residence after a call about gunfire and found Jayen seated in a chair with a gunshot wound to his upper body. He was taken to a nearby hospital but died of his injuries.

Investigators identified a 14-year-old friend who was present and say the younger teen was handling a handgun and that the weapon discharged a single bullet while an attempt was made to clear it. The 14-year-old was taken into custody and later charged with involuntary manslaughter and illegal possession of a weapon by a minor. Authorities say the shooting was not believed motivated by bias and had no gang connection; the probe is focused on how the teen obtained the firearm.

Two families and a community are reported to be mourning. If anyone has information about Jayen, the 14-year-old present that morning, or how the firearm came into that home, please share what is known.