Richard Dwane Cane, 67, of Rockwood, Pennsylvania, died on December 7, 2024, after an unintentional shooting in Middlecreek Township, Somerset County. Emergency crews responded that afternoon to Barron Church Road for a person with a gunshot wound; Cane was identified at the scene and the Somerset County coroner pronounced him dead. Pennsylvania State Police reported Cane had been preparing to go hunting when a handgun discharged, and investigators characterized the death as accidental.

Responding agencies included emergency medical personnel, local firefighters, state police, and Department of Conservation and Natural Resources police. No arrest was reported, and accounts do not indicate police were seeking another person in connection with the shooting. Cane’s obituary described him as a longtime Rockwood resident, husband of 46 years to Beth Cane, and father to Bradly Cane, who enjoyed the outdoors and time with his granddaughter.

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