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Officials said the youth, who was 16 at the time, falsely portrayed himself as a special agent with the FBI when reporting a supposed shooting to Valparaiso police.
An autopsy listed the cause of the 7-year-old's death as an accidental drowning.
Two men have been charged with murder after being arrested in Ohio in connection to the grisly death of a Northwest Indiana man.
Officials said the youth, who was 16 at the time, falsely portrayed himself as a special agent with the FBI when reporting a supposed shooting to Valparaiso police.
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Derek Hartz during this difficult time," Porter County police said.