A boy was accidentally killed by a teenager while making a video for social media, police say

(CNN) – A 5-year-old boy in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, was shot and killed by another 13-year-old on Thanksgiving, when the teenager accidentally fired a gun while the group of children recorded a video on social media, according to police.

“On November 25 at 10:19 pm, Brooklyn Park police officers were called to a home in the 8000 block of Florida Ave. to care for a 5-year-old boy who had been shot,” police said. Brooklyn Park (BPPD) in a Facebook post on Friday.

BPPD officers “attempted to render first aid, however the boy died at the scene,” the publication said.

After a preliminary investigation, officers determined that “a 13-year-old boy in the home was handling a weapon,” the BPPD said. “Several other young people were present while trying to make a video on social media,” police said.

It is unclear what led to the incident, but at some point the 13-year-old “fired the gun and hit the 5-year-old,” the publication said.

Investigators believe the shooting was accidental, BPPD said.

“The 13-year-old was arrested and is currently in the Hennepin County Juvenile Detention Center,” he said Friday.

BPPD continues to investigate the deadly shooting.