ROSSVILLE — The fatal shooting of a 13-year-old Walker County boy by his twin brother Sunday is sharpening the county’s focus on gun safety.

Walker County authorities were dispatched about 3:15 p.m. Sunday to 215 Lytle Road, in Fairview, where they found Steven Ray Woody injured from a shotgun blast, Walker Sheriff Steve Wilson said.

Deputies found the teen lying on the couch with injuries to his neck and jaw. He was transported by ambulance to Hutcheson Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, he said.

Investigators believe Woody’s twin brother, whose name was not released Monday morning, accidentally shot his brother with their grandfather’s 12-gauge shotgun, he said.

Wilson said he recalls four or five incidents involving guns and minors during his tenure as sheriff, but Woody is the first fatality in such a case.

Wilson said he plans to meet with local school boards to implement the Eddie Eagle gun safety program offered by the National Rifle Association, which is offered to students in elementary schools.

The investigation is still open, but investigators believe evidence so far bolsters the theory that the shooting was accidental, Wilson said.

Based on evidence gathered thus far, authorities do not expect to file any charges in the case.

The boys did not have a history of hostility, he said.

The gun was loaded and in the living room where the boys were staying by themselves for the afternoon.

They lived with their mother on nearby East Garden Farm Road and attended sixth grade at Rossville Middle School. Their father resides in Hixson, Tenn.

The grandfather told authorities he had removed the gun from a secure location recently because he suspected prowlers were skulking about his property, he said.

Woody’s body was moved to Atlanta for an autopsy in accordance with Georgia law that requires a review by a Child Fatality Review Board, Wilson said.

The board is made up of representatives from the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office, Department of Family and Chil-dren Services, Walker Coroner’s Office, Sheriff’s Department and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

The sheriff said the Sheriff’s Department also distributes free gun locks to anyone who needs one.

For more information about the free service, con-tact the Sheriff’s Department at (706) 638-1909