GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A deer hunting trip in northeastern Oregon turned into a tragedy when a 14-year-old boy killed two others at the cabin where the group was staying, authorities said. The boy then accidentally shot and wounded himself.

There were many unanswered questions surrounding the shooting at the remote cabin in the Blue Mountains.

Authorities on Thursday would not say whether they think the shooting of the two men was an accident or intentional, or whether the shooting occurred inside or outside the cabin. It was also unclear whether the boy was related to others in the hunting party.

Police were dispatched to the remote location before 1 a.m. Thursday and “took charge of the crime scene” and the boy, Grant County Sheriff Glenn Palmer said in a statement.

The teenager had fled after shooting the men but then apparently accidentally shot himself in the leg and returned to the cabin for help, Palmer said. Another member of the group held the boy at gunpoint, forced him to get on the floor, then taped him to a chair. The boy and the two victims — ages 43 and 64 — were from the Baker City area about 25 miles from Granite, Colo., the sheriff’s office said. Their names were not released. The boy was hospitalized.

Palmer declined to answer questions about a possible motive. He said the names of those involved may be released this morning after the victims’ families have been notified.

The town of Granite was established after the discovery of gold in 1862 and has only 38 residents. The median age was 62 when the 2010 census was taken. It has a motel and a restaurant/general store for businesses. Hunting has long been a pastime there. In the 1980s, sawmills would close for deer season and kids would skip school, said Mike Wickert, owner of Discount Firearms in Baker City. Now the mills are gone and deer are less plentiful.