Gunman killed after wounding judge in ambush outside Ohio courthouse

Reuters

A gunman shot and wounded a judge in an ambush outside an Ohio courthouse on Monday before the assailant was fatally shot by a probation officer, authorities and local media said.

Judge Joseph Bruzzese Jr. was flown by helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital where his condition was described as stable after the attack at the Jefferson County Courthouse in the city of Steubenville, the WKYC-TV news station reported.  

Police took into custody a second man believed to have been in a car with the suspected shooter, according to WKYC-TV. Officials closed the courthouse for the rest of the day.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said in a statement that teams from the state’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation had begun a probe into the shooting.

Reporting by Jonathan Allen in New York; Editing by Daniel Wallis and Bill Trott

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ohio-judge-idUSKCN1B11UO

5 thoughts on “Gunman killed after wounding judge in ambush outside Ohio courthouse

    1. makes you wonder if the Judge will stay off the bench now ..now that he (in his mind) is disabled .. a win win if you ask me .

      more like maybe out of fear?

    2. “Got to practice your marksmanship people!”

      HERE.HERE!!!!!!!!!!
      DON’T DRINK AND ASSASSINATE!! EITHER THAT, OR WE SENT IN THE “WOUNDERS” ON PURPOSE

  1. “A gunman shot and wounded a judge in an ambush outside an Ohio courthouse…”

    An AMBUSH.

    HOW THE HELL DO YOU MISS KILLING A SITTING DUCK IN AN AMBUSH?????

    MORON!!!!!

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