A childhood game turned into tragedy when a 15-year-old boy from Eagan in Minnesota accidentally shot his younger brother with a loaded gun while they were playing cops and robbers on Sunday morning.

The 13-year-old victim, Suhayb Jamal Hassan, was shot with a single round to the chest. He was unresponsive when first responders arrived and was later pronounced dead at the scene.

According to a statement released by Eagan Police, officers arrived at the home of the teenage boys in Silver Bell Circle. The boys were with their 11-year-old sister while their parents were away. The police responded to the 911 call made by the older brother who initially said that Suhayb was running with a knife and accidentally stabbed himself. He also said that his brother had fallen and was bleeding and unresponsive, but he admitted to lying to the dispatcher and said that it was he who accidentally shot his brother.

Investigators learned that the boys found a 9mm handgun, which belonged to their father, hidden in the home. The gun was kept unloaded but the boys found a magazine with cartridges for the firearm. They apparently loaded the gun at some point and mistakenly thought they had unloaded it.

As the boys were chasing each other and playing cops and robbers, the older brother pointed the gun at Suhayb and pressed the trigger.

Only one round was fired from the 9mm weapon but it hit Suhayb in the chest, killing him.

The younger sister was said to have not witnessed the shooting and was not injured.

Initial reports about the tragic death were originally described as "suspicious." However, no one is being kept in custody.

Although the police department said they will forward their findings to the Dakota County Attorney's Office for review, they do not expect any arrests to be made in relation to this "horrible accident."

"This is an unfortunate tragedy for both the family and the community," said Eagan Police Detective Desiree Schroepfer.

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