WRAL reported Thursday an 18-year-old Littleton man died Wednesday night after he was accidentally shot by his brother, according to Warren County Sheriff’s Office authorities.

The matter happened about 10 p.m. at a home in the 200 block of Big Reid Road. The Warren County Sheriff’s Office said John Curl was servicing a shotgun when it accidentally fired. The bullet struck his brother, Joshua Curl.

John Curl was not charged in the incident.