Hunter Trey Hoover was a 17-year-old student from Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, who died on Sunday, March 29, 2026, at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown after what his family’s obituary described as a gunshot accident. Preston County Schools first announced that a Preston High School student had died that weekend; local reporting the next day identified Hoover and cited the funeral-home obituary in describing the death as accidental.

He had been due to graduate in May and enjoyed cars, clothes, shoes and music; friends and classmates remembered him as sincere, respectful and kindhearted. The school arranged counselors for students and staff after the news spread through the community.

If anyone knew Hunter or has information about what happened that day, please share what you can with local authorities.