MONTVILLE - State police are investigating the shooting death of a 14-year-old boy.



On Sunday at 7:45 p.m., state troopers from Troop E in Montville and the Montville police department responded to reports of an untimely death from a gun shot on Allen Street in Montville.



The Eastern District Major Crime detectives responded to the scene and took over the investigation.



The case is ongoing, police said. Efforts to process the scene and identify the young boy are being taken, they added.

The Office of the Chief State’s Medical Examiner is working with state police detectives on identifying the boy and will conduct a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death.

Police said there is no danger to the public and the shooting was an isolated incident.