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Statement from Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine on Steubenville Shooting Incident

8/21/2017

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine issued the following statement on the Steubenville shooting incident.

“The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation was requested this morning by Steubenville Police to investigate a shooting incident outside the Jefferson County Courthouse in Steubenville, in which Common Pleas Judge Joseph J. Bruzzese, Jr. was injured. The shooter was killed during the incident. BCI Special Investigations, Crime Scene, and Cyber Units have been assigned to this investigation.

“Fran and I are praying for Judge Bruzzese and his family at this difficult time.”

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