11-year-old boy dies in hunting-related shooting

MARLINTON, W.Va. — An 11-year-old boy has died from a gunshot wound that he suffered while hunting with his father on Thanksgiving morning.

West Virginia Natural Resources Police said the shooting occurred on Bear Mountain in Pocahontas near the West Virginia-Virginia state line.

The Natural Resources Police are being assisted in the investigation by West Virginia State Police, Virginia Conservation Police and the Highland County (Va.) Sheriff’s Department.





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