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Authorities say a young child is dead after a Tuesday night shooting at a home in the Helena Valley.

Officials received a call from the child's father around 7:30 p.m. reporting an accidental shooting with a shotgun.

The child, whose age and identity have not been released, died at the home on the 200 block of Hope Road.

The circumstances surrounding the child's death remain under investigation, said Capt. Brent Colbert with the Lewis and Clark County Sheriff's Office.

Law enforcement and coroner officials remained at the scene late into the night. The residence is located off Applegate Drive, which is about 9 miles north of Helena.

Colbert said more details would be released as the investigation continues.

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