July 2, 2009

EAST POINT, Ga. -- Police say a 12-year-old East Point boy has been shot and killed by a 14-year-old playmate at an apartment complex where both lived.

East Point Police Detective Cliff Chandler said investigators have yet to determine whether the shooting Wednesday night was intentional.

Chandler said the boys were playing alone inside the 14-year-old boy's home when the shooting occurred. He said the other family members were outside the apartment. Neither boy was identified.

He said authorities don't know how the older boy got the 12-gauge shotgun. Chandler said the boy was extremely distraught when told his friend had died.

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