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5-Year-Old Dies After Hare's Valley Road Shooting in Clay Township

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Published on November 12, 2026
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A 5-year-old boy died Tuesday after a shooting at a home in Clay Township, Huntingdon County. Pennsylvania State Police were called shortly after 9 a.m. to a house along Hare's Valley Road in the Mapleton Depot area.

Troopers performed life-saving measures, but the child was pronounced dead at the scene, WJAC reported, citing state police.

The shooting was on Nov. 10. In a release the next day, state police classified the death as accidental. The coroner's final findings had not been released.

Officials said the investigation is active and ongoing and that there is no threat to the public at this time. The Sentinel reported that authorities had not released the child's identity or further details about the shooting.