Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Johnstown, OH: Person Of Interest In Slaying Shoots Self As Deputies Approach

Tuesday, December 28, 2010 6:06 AM

JOHNSTOWN, Ohio — A man sought in connection with the shooting death of his girlfriend shot himself in the head as deputies closed in on him early Tuesday morning.
A news release issued by the Licking County Sheriff's office said that Phillip Mascari was hospitalized in Columbus with life-threatening injuries.

Investigators said they found Mascari shortly before 4 a.m. in a rural area on Van Fossen Road, located west of state Route 657. Mascari, 43, exited his vehicle and shot himself in the head as deputies approached, the Licking County Sheriff's office said.

No shots were fired by deputies.

Mascari was considered a person of interest in the death of his girlfriend, Katherine Russ.

Russ, 37, was found shot to death on Monday inside a home on South Main Street in St. Lousiville.

Investigators said they found her body after a man called 911 and said that he had killed his girlfriend.

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