TROY, W.Va. — A ten-year-old boy is dead following an accidental shooting Wednesday morning in a small Gilmer County community.
Gilmer County Sheriff Larry D. Gerwig confirmed that two children were playing with a gun at a home in Troy, West Virginia.
The gun discharged shortly before 9 am, resulting in the child’s death.
Sheriff Gerwig was on scene earlier Wednesday morning. He said the accident was not hunting-related.
He called the shooting accidental, but still had deputies on scene as of 12:45 p.m.
The identities of both children, who are juveniles, have not been released.