Douglas Dietz, 42, was found dead in his bed at a home on South Market Street in Duncannon, Pennsylvania, in the early morning hours of January 13, 2026, the result of a gunshot wound to the head. His wife was awakened by a loud noise and the smell of fireworks, then discovered him unresponsive and bleeding. She and others in the home report the shooting occurred while she was lying in bed next to her husband.

Investigation turned to a family member. State troopers say the couple’s 11-year-old son, Clayton, whose birthday that day, told his mother I killed Daddy and later told officers he shot his father. Authorities say a revolver was found in a closet that connects the boy’s room to his parents’ room. Clayton was taken into custody, charged with criminal homicide and arraigned without bail as an adult; a preliminary hearing is scheduled.

The victim and his wife had adopted Clayton in 2018. Few additional details about motive or sequence beyond the reported dispute over a Nintendo Switch are available at this time. Does anyone have direct information about the household or the events that morning?