A west Georgia man has died after he was injured while he and friends were shooting fireworks.

The Times-Georgian reports Trevor White died early Sunday after an injury in Tallapoosa.

White and friends gathered late Saturday to shoot fireworks at a home, said Haralson County Sheriff Stacy Williams.

A shell that fired from a tube hit White in the torso and he suffered what officials described as massive trauma. It wasn’t immediately clear what happened.

“The victim was holding the launch tube over his head when this tragic accident occurred,” said Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John King. “We are following the wishes of the local officials and not releasing the name of the deceased at this time.”

Haralson County Coroner Patty Hutcheson said that White was taken to a hospital in Bremen where he died early July 4.

Tallapoosa police and the state fire marshal’s office are investigating.

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