COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio State wrestler Sammy Sasso posted on X Monday morning that he is “steadily improving” and sent thanks for the shows of support he has received since being shot near campus Friday night.
The two-time Big Ten wrestling champion was taken to the OSU Wexner Medical Center the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the university’s wrestling coach said in a statement.
“Our coaching staff, along with members of the wrestling program and Athletics administrators, are grateful for the caregivers at WMC, thankful Sasso’s injuries are not life-threatening, and are supporting Sasso and his family.” -statement from OSU wrestling coach Tom Ryan
Police said a call came in around 8:30 p.m. Friday for a shooting near the University District, The Columbus Dispatch reported.
Sasso was found in an alley and taken to The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in serious condition, the newspaper reported.
The Ohio State University Police Department is assisting Columbus police with the ongoing investigation, according to the statement.
Few details were available on the shooting, which some reports said was connected with a robbery attempt, the Dispatch reported, and no suspects had been taken into custody.
Sasso, from Nazareth, Pennsylvania, was a fifth-year senior this past season and is a two-time NCAA runner-up.