Deputies of the Logan County Sheriff’s Office report that a victim of an apparent self-inflicted gun shot wound to the head succumbed to his injuries Monday afternoon.
The victim, Shawn E. Griffith, 45, of 6377 N. County Road 35, Lewistown, was pronounced dead at the OSU Wexner Medical Center in Columbus.
Deputies responded to his address about 2:55 a.m. Saturday, where a witness told deputies the victim said nothing before retrieving the handgun and shooting himself in front of her, as previously reported. A .380-caliber handgun was recovered at the scene.
Mr. Griffith was transported by Medflight to the Columbus hospital, and previously had been listed in critical condition.
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