Police investigating apparent shooting death of boy in Red Lion

State police are investigating the apparent shooting death of a juvenile Saturday in Red Lion.

Troopers were dispatched to a home in the first block of First Avenue around 8:30 p.m. for a report of a shooting, according to a state police news release. There, the troopers discovered a boy dead from an apparent gunshot wound.

There is no danger to the public, state police said, adding more information will be released “as it becomes available.”

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An autopsy will be conducted this week at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, according to the York County Coroner’s Office, which stated the boy’s identity will be released later.