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Police in Pomeroy, Ohio, are investigating a shooting on Easter morning that left a former high school standout football star dead.
Kane Roush, 25, was shot around 4:52 a.m. on Sunday. Police tell theDaily Sentinelthat he crawled from his residence to the apartments next door while he was seriously wounded. A neighbor called for help.
When police arrived, they found Roush lying on the ground with several gunshot wounds. Officers were able to talk to Roush before he died at the scene, Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood told the newspaper.
Investigators are following leads and talking to witnesses, but Wood says that it was not a random act of violence. He believes the shooting happened during an argument and that Roush knew his killer.
“I don’t believe there is a threat to others,” Wood tells the newspaper.
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Wood also tells theWest Virginia Metro Newsthat Roush gave them information that might help solve the case. “We weren’t just standing over top of him,” Woods said. “I don’t want people to think we were doing that, but there were opportunities to talk to him and he spoke to us and that’s kind of crucial to what we’re working on.”
Roush was a standout football player at Wahama High School in Mason, West Virginia. He was one of the top running backs in the state, according toTMZ Sports. He went on to play college football at the University of Charleston.
A GoFundMe pagehas been launched to help cover funeral and memorial costs.
Anyone with information concerning the shooting is asked to contact the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office at 740-992-3371
source: people.com
