5-Year-Old Boy Dead After Being Stabbed with Kitchen Knife By Twin Brother: Sheriff

"We are heartbroken for the family of these two young children and share in their grief," shared the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office in a statement

A 5-year-old boy in California is accused of stabbing his twin brother to death.

Deputies from the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of a stabbing at the 200 block of Tucker Road in Scotts Valley, California, on Wednesday just before 4:00 pm, the sheriff's office said in a statement Thursday.

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Upon their arrival, the officers learned that the brothers had been fighting and that one of them grabbed a small kitchen knife and stabbed his twin during the encounter. The 5-year-old received "life-saving efforts" from deputies and first responders. He was later taken to a hospital, where he died.

The sheriff's office said that an investigation showed that "there is no indication of negligence or criminal activity by any other party."

"In coordination with the District Attorney’s Office and in light of all circumstances discovered by our investigators, no charges will be filed against anyone involved. California law dictates that age, criminal intent, and knowledge of wrongfulness are factors needed to charge a child with a crime (PC 26 and W&I 602)," their statement explained.

California's Penal Code Section 26 lists the cases in which individuals are "not capable of committing crimes." One of those is "children under the age of 14, in the absence of clear proof that at the time of committing the act charged against them, they knew its wrongfulness."

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Under California Welfare and Institutions Code 602, "any minor who is under 12 years of age" when they are alleged to have committed offenses that include murder is "within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court."

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office confirmed to PEOPLE that no additional information would be released at this time and shared in a statement on the release that they "are heartbroken for the family of these two young children and share in their grief." Their release also asked for the family to be given privacy "during this difficult time."

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