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The Natrona County Coroner’s Office and the Casper Police Department became involved in an investigation of a death in the Fort Casper area on April 5, 2019.

A statement from the Coroner’s Office identifies the deceased as a 13-year-old male.

It is further said in the statement that the cause of death has been ruled to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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The person was found in what the coroner described as “a somewhat remote location” in the Fort Casper area, within the city of Casper, during the morning hours of April 5.

It is Oil City’s policy to not release the names of minors involved in stories of this nature.