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Kosta Karageorge, 22, a fifth-year senior who was last seen
early Wednesday morning, died of what appeared to be a
self-inflicted gunshot wound, the Columbus Police Department
said on its Facebook page.
The department said Karageorge's body was found inside a
dumpster and a gun was found at the scene near his the
apartment.
His mother, Susan, told authorities earlier this week he has
suffered several concussions and has had spells of being
extremely confused, a police report said. His sister Sophia
Karageorge told the Columbus Dispatch newspaper her brother
suffered his latest concussion a month ago and might have become
disoriented.
The school's athletic department said in a statement it "was
shocked and saddened" to learn of Karageorge's death.
In a statement after he went missing, Ohio State head football
coach Urban Meyer described Karageorge as a "hard worker on the
field and pleasant off the field."
(Reporting By Brendan O'Brien; Editing by Eric Walsh, Bernard
Orr)
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