Juvenile dies from gunshot wound in Wasilla

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WASILLA — A 16-year-old boy suffering from a gunshot wound was later pronounced dead after being flown to Anchorage early Sunday morning, authorities said in an online dispatch Monday.

According to reports, Alaska State Troopers responded to a residence in Wasilla about 12:10 a.m. Sunday after a receiving a report of a boy with a gunshot wound.

The body was turned over to the state medical examiner for an autopsy. Next of kin had been notified and an investigation was under way, according to reports.

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