Eleven-year-old boy in Perry County, Pennsylvania in custody and charged with homicide after allegedly shooting and killing a man at a home

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Perry County, PA) An 11-year-old boy in Perry County, Pennsylvania, has been charged with homicide in a fatal shooting yesterday. According to a report from CBS affiliate WHP, the 11-year-old boy was charged after allegedly shooting and killing 42-year-old Douglas Dietz at a home on South Market Street in Duncannon Borough. The man was reportedly found dead around 3 a.m. WHP reported that the boy was taken into custody without incident, citing the Perry County District Attorney’s Office. He was also arraigned yesterday and according to court records, the boy is facing one count of criminal homicide. His bail was denied, and he was taken to the Perry County Prison. This shooting is still under investigation.