CAMDEN, N.J. (WPVI) -- Friends and family are mourning the loss of a Camden County teenager who was killed in a shooting inside a home last week.

Those who knew 16-year-old Xyere Brooks describe him as a standout talent on the football field who made a lasting impact on everyone who knew him.

According to the Camden County Prosecutors' Office, Brooks was shot around 12:30 p.m. Friday in an apartment on the 1500 block of Thorne Street in Camden. He was taken to Cooper University Hospital, where he died two hours later.

Investigators are working to determine who owned the gun and the circumstances leading up to the shooting.

Authorities say there were multiple juveniles inside the home when the gun went off. Family members believe this was just a tragic accident.

"She put the gun to

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