HEATH, Texas – A missing 12-year-old Heath boy who prompted a multi-agency search overnight was found dead, according to authorities.
HEATH, Texas – A missing 12-year-old Heath boy who prompted a multi-agency search overnight was found dead, according to authorities.
At approximately 9:12 p.m., on April 22, 2014, Heath Department of Public Safety officers received a call about the missing boy, now identified as Ethan Moran, in a heavily wooded area near the 1700 block of White Road in Heath, Texas. Authorities began a search for the boy in an area consisting of approximately 300-400 acres with assistance from a Department of Public Safety helicopter.
At approximately 10:09 p.m., a search team found the boy deceased from an apparent gunshot wound. The boy's death is still under investigation and the cause of death will be determined by the county's medical examiner.
"At this time, there is no reason to believe there is any existing threat that should concern residents," stated Heath DPS Director Terry Garrett in a release.
