Xyere Brooks — a highschool soccer star in New Jersey — tragically misplaced his life throughout a taking pictures on Friday, authorities introduced.

He was simply 16 years previous.

In response to the Camden County Prosecutor’s Workplace, cops responded to a report of gunfire at a Camden residence … and located Brooks affected by a bullet wound.

Brooks was rushed to a close-by hospital … although, sadly, he succumbed to his accidents whereas there.

The prosecutor’s workplace stated a number of juveniles have been within the dwelling on the time of the incident, and detectives are nonetheless attempting to determine what occurred.

“No prison expenses have been filed right now,” the prosecutor’s workplace stated. “This investigation is energetic and ongoing. No additional info might be launched right now.”

Brooks’ brother, Manazh Tompkins, advised 6ABC the taking pictures was a horrible accident.

“She put the gun to his head, and I suppose she did not count on it to go off,” Tompkins stated to the outlet. “To make a protracted story quick, the gun went off on my brother, and he is now not right here with us.”

Brooks, a sophomore, was a standout soccer participant at Kipp Excessive Faculty … and had been receiving curiosity from faculty packages like Syracuse and Rutgers.

“Xyere was a supportive teammate and good friend, a devoted pupil, and a standout on the soccer subject whose expertise and dedication left a powerful impression on all who knew him,” Kipp H.S. stated in a press release.

“We’re holding Xyere’s household, buddies, and everybody who knew and beloved him in our hearts. .”