COLUMBUS (AP) — A newspaper reports that a county judge shot and wounded while walking to an Ohio courthouse continues to recover.
Judge Joseph Bruzzese Jr. was shot Monday morning outside the Jefferson County courthouse in Steubenville, along the Ohio River roughly 30 miles (48 kilometers) west of Pittsburgh.
The judge’s brother tells the Steubenville Herald-Star (http://bit.ly/2xdbaHp) the judge is sitting up and asking when he can be released from the hospital. Frank Bruzzese says a bullet that struck his brother didn’t hit any vital organs.
The sheriff in Jefferson County says the judge returned fire after suspect Nate Richmond shot him.
A probation officer shot and killed Richmond.
The courthouse reopened Wednesday with extra security.
This 2016 booking photo released Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, by the Jefferson County Prosecutor’s Office shows Nathaniel Richmond, who authorities said shot and wounded a judge outside a county courthouse Monday in Steubenville, Ohio, before being gunned down by a probation officer. (Jefferson County Prosecutor’s Office via AP)
http://www.limaohio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/2017/08/web1_118160459-d203e7bb08fa416a8b896c5bd9320b38.jpgThis 2016 booking photo released Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, by the Jefferson County Prosecutor’s Office shows Nathaniel Richmond, who authorities said shot and wounded a judge outside a county courthouse Monday in Steubenville, Ohio, before being gunned down by a probation officer. (Jefferson County Prosecutor’s Office via AP)
This undated still image from video provided by WTOV-TV in Steubenville, Ohio, shows Jefferson County, Ohio Judge Joseph Bruzzese Jr. Bruzzese was shot and wounded Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, as he walked toward his county’s courthouse in Steubenville, Ohio, and a suspect was killed after a probation officer returned fire, officials said. (WTOV-TV via AP)
http://www.limaohio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/2017/08/web1_118160459-0503cbe85d014cf1be9455a425d414cb.jpgThis undated still image from video provided by WTOV-TV in Steubenville, Ohio, shows Jefferson County, Ohio Judge Joseph Bruzzese Jr. Bruzzese was shot and wounded Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, as he walked toward his county’s courthouse in Steubenville, Ohio, and a suspect was killed after a probation officer returned fire, officials said. (WTOV-TV via AP)
In this March 17, 2013, file photo, Nathaniel Richmond, father of Ma’Lik Richmond, apologizes to the victim and her family after his son and co-defendant Trent Mays, were found delinquent on rape and other charges after their trial in juvenile court in Steubenville. A prosecutor said Monday that Nathaniel Richmond was the man who shot and wounded Jefferson County Judge Joseph Bruzzese.
http://www.limaohio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/2017/08/web1_118160459-4777251c6c9046458d1ee237e523a5b2.jpgIn this March 17, 2013, file photo, Nathaniel Richmond, father of Ma’Lik Richmond, apologizes to the victim and her family after his son and co-defendant Trent Mays, were found delinquent on rape and other charges after their trial in juvenile court in Steubenville. A prosecutor said Monday that Nathaniel Richmond was the man who shot and wounded Jefferson County Judge Joseph Bruzzese. AP Photo | Keith Srakocic, Pool
