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Hunter Hoover

Case from Bruceton Mills, WV dated Mar 29, 2026

Victim Details

Hunter Hoover

Male

White / Caucasian

Bruceton Mills

WV

2026-03-29

17

Hunter

Hoover

08/15/2026

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Hunter Trey Hoover was a 17-year-old White/Caucasian male from Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, whose life ended on Sunday, March 29, 2026, after what his family's published obituary described as a gunshot accident. Hoover died at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. The earliest announcement from Preston County Schools initially disclosed only that a Preston High School student had died over the weekend, without identifying the student or explaining what had happened. By the following day, local ...
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  • Obituary for Hunter Trey Hoover | Kingwood Funeral Home and Crematory
  • https://www.wtrf.com/video/preston-county-student-died-from-%E2%80%98gunshot-accident%E2%80%99-obituary/11654434/
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