Identity of Clarion County man found dead confirmed

From staff reports

Clarion state police confirmed a missing New Bethlehem man was found dead Thursday morning in the Allegheny River in Armstrong County.

Trooper Vaughn Norbert identified the man as 40-year-old Shawn Hilliard, who had been missing for several months.

Hilliard was found dead in the river near Tarrtown Road in Washington Township at about 9:30 a.m., according to a news release from Kittanning state police.

The investigation is ongoing, Norbert said.