Twelve-year-old Melquan Kwame Robinson died Monday after he was electrocuted by a chain-link fence at the city-owned Fleming Athletic Complex in Augusta, Georgia. He had been at football practice when he climbed over the fence to retrieve a football. A live wire was reportedly touching the fence, and he was shocked as he climbed back over it.

Two boys who tried to pull Melquan from the fence were also shocked and taken to the hospital. One, David Sette, had moved from intensive care to a regular room by Tuesday, although his mother said doctors were monitoring concerns related to muscle breakdown. No condition update was available for the other boy. Authorities said an adult was also injured.

Deputies performed chest compressions at the scene before Melquan was taken to the Children’s Hospital of Georgia, where he was pronounced dead. The coroner’s office, sheriff’s office and city planned separate investigations, including an examination of how the fence became energized. Georgia Power said its preliminary investigation indicated that it did not control or maintain the voltage that energized the fences and that it would cooperate with local officials.

Melquan was a seventh-grader at Morgan Road Middle School and a member of the Trinity Elite Titans football team. Former coach and family friend Don Clark remembered him as energetic, athletic and passionate about sports, with hopes of becoming a professional athlete. Clark said Melquan was protective of his two younger siblings and described his death as a loss felt by family, friends, teammates and coaches.

The school system provided additional support for students and staff, while Augusta Mayor Hardie Davis offered condolences and called on the community to embrace the family. Football activities at Fleming Park were canceled for the rest of the week, and a community vigil was planned for Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Bernie Ward Community Center.