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Police locate person of interest after bullets left outside Ross High School

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Posted at 10:49 AM, Feb 22, 2023
and last updated 2023-02-22 22:46:58-05

ROSS TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Ross Township police have located a person of interest after six unspent rounds of .22 caliber ammunition were found near the main entrance of the Ross High School event center.

Police Chief Burton Roberts said his investigators were using video from the school's security cameras to try and track down the man that video shows pulling up to a door of the event center at about 5:35 p.m. Sunday and walking a short distance before leaving something near the entrance.

After asking the public to help identify this individual, police said they received multiple tips that led to locating the man.

School officials said classes were being held as normal, however, there was extra police presence on the shared high school and middle school campus.

The situation is still under investigation by the Ross Township Police Department.

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