State police in Perry County are investigating the death of a 14-year-old boy who was found Sunday afternoon.

The boy was found just before 4:30 p.m. at a home along the 1600 bock of Jericho Road in Centre Township, police said.

Troopers have not released further details about exactly how the teen died, but noted that "the public is not in any danger."

Initial dispatches from the scene said the victim had suffered a gun shot wound and indicated the shooting was "self-inflicted" and "accidental."

State police have only said the incident is an "active death investigation."