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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State defensive tackle Haskell Garrett was wounded in a weekend shooting in Columbus, police said. 

Officers responding to a report of a shooting just before 12:30 a.m. Sunday found blood in the street and one shell casing near the blood, police said. 

They said the officers followed a trail of blood to an apartment where the 22-year-old Garrett was found with a “through-and-through" gunshot wound to the cheeks. He was taken to Ohio State University Hospital in stable condition. 

Police opened a felony assault investigation. No arrests were immediately announced. 

The 6-foot-2, 299-pound senior played in 11 games last year for the Big Ten champions, totaling 10 tackles and 2 1/2 tackles for loss. 

A message sent to a team representative seeking comment was not immediately returned. 

 

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