Fatal shooting at training academy classified as reckless homicide; employee placed on paid leave

SCIOTO COUNTY, Ohio (WSAZ) -- A reckless homicide investigation has been opened following the death of a lieutenant at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville.

Lt. Rodney Osborne was killed during a training exercise at the tactical firing range at the Correctional Training Academy in Pickaway County on April 9.

Officials confirmed on Monday that an employee was placed on paid administrative leave on April 10, 2024, as the circumstances surrounding the tragic death began being investigated by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

The Southern Ohio Correctional Facility reported that Osborne, 43, of Sciotodale, died Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Mount Carmel Grove City, as the result of a tragic accident.

Osborne worked with the facility in Lucasville for 13 years.

No additional information is being provided currently.

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