ALLENDALE, S.C. - Bishop Bobby Jones Sr. glanced over with weary eyes at the church drums his 5-year-old grandson, Tyquereis Jones, used to play.

"All we want as a family is closure, and we pray for closure," Bishop Jones said as he held a small picture of Tyquereis.

Tyquereis, according to an initial police report, died April 28 from a gunshot wound to the head.

Authorities reported that Tyquereis was at his aunt's home in Estill, when he and a friend, also 5, were in the back yard. His friend allegedly retrieved a shotgun from under an outdoor shed and discharged it.

Bishop Jones said law enforcement officials never told him what they thought had happened in the incident.

Estill Police Chief Marion Riley said the incident remained under investigation by his department and by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and the Hampton County Sheriff's Office.

"I had spoken to the grandfather (Jones) about two weeks ago concerning the matter, but was awaiting further information before contacting the family again," Chief Riley said.

Bishop Jones said he did not feel as though a 5-year-old would have been able to fire a shotgun.

"I think the gun would have kicked back and probably injured the other little boy, but he was not injured," Bishop Jones said. "I don't feel as though there was any adult supervision for 'Ty Ty' that day."

Bishop Jones, the pastor of New Life Church in Allendale, recalled going to his church with "Ty Ty" almost every day.

"I would sneak around the corner to listen to 'Ty Ty' play the drums, and he was a really good drummer and he had rhythm although he was only 5," he said. "I bought him his first drum set, but it didn't last too long because he'd bang on the drums with whatever he could find."

For now, Bishop Jones and his family wait for some news concerning the incident.

"We've prayed a lot and talked to God about it," he said. "We have to leave it in the hands of God and pray God will give us the strength to go through this."