Ohio State wrestling champion Sammy Sasso is shot near campus
- Police said a report came in around 8:30 p.m. on Friday for a shooting near campus
- Coach Tom Ryan said Sasso was checked at the hospital on Saturday
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Two-time Ohio State Big Ten wrestling champion Sammy Sasso was shot in Columbus and was hospitalized Saturday with non-life-threatening injuries, the university’s wrestling coach said in a statement.
Police said a call came in around 8:30 p.m. Friday for a shooting near the university district, The Columbus shipment reported. Sasso was found in an alley near campus and taken to Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in serious condition, the paper reported.
Coach Tom Ryan said in the statement that Sasso was checked at the hospital on Saturday.
“Our coaching staff, along with members of the wrestling program and athletics administrators, are grateful to the caregivers at WMC, grateful that Sasso’s injuries are not life-threatening and supporting Sasso and his family,” Ryan said in the statement.
The Ohio State University Police Department is assisting the Columbus Police Department with the ongoing investigation, the statement said.
Two-time Ohio State Big Ten wrestling champion Sammy Sasso was shot in Columbus
Sasso was reportedly found in an alley near campus and taken to hospital in serious condition
Sasso was a fifth-year senior last season and is a two-time NCAA runner-up
Few details were available about the shooting, which some reports said was related to an attempted robbery, the Dispatch reported, and no suspects had been taken into custody.
Sasso, of Nazareth, Pennsylvania, was a fifth-year senior last season and is a two-time NCAA runner-up.
He has just completed his redshirt senior season and has been named the Big Ten champion for the second time.
He went 29-4 overall and 8-0 in conference last year, winning for the first time in 2021.