Man Who Shot at Ohio Judge Was Father of Convicted High School Football Player

Judge Joseph J. Bruzzese Jr. was shot at the Jefferson County Courthouse and was taken to a hospital via a medical helicopter, WTOV reported. Google Maps

The suspect who shot and injured an Ohio judge on Monday morning as he was walking to the courtroom was identified as the father of a high school football player who was convicted of rape, according to news reports.

Jefferson County Judge Joseph Bruzzese Jr., 65, was shot near a court in Steubenville, along the Ohio River roughly 30 miles west of Pittsburgh, as WTOV reported.

“We’re starting to put this whole picture together, but basically what you have is the judge is going to work, these subjects were waiting for them. He comes up, shoots at the judge. The judge returns fire,” Steubenville City Manager James Mavromatis told the news station.

The suspect was killed in the exchange.

The suspect was killed in the exchange. He was identified as Nathaniel Richmond, who is the father of Ma'lik Richmond, who played for the Steubenville Big Red.
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