CHARDON, Ohio (AP) — A coroner in Ohio says the father of a
boy killed in a 2012 school shooting died of an accidental heroin
overdose on the second anniversary of his son’s death.
The Geauga County coroner confirmed Friday that 48-year-old Russell
King Sr. died from the combined effects of heroin and alcohol. A family
member found King dead at his home on Feb. 27.
King’s 17-year-old
son, Russell King Jr., was one of three students killed in the February
2012 shooting at Chardon High School east of Cleveland. Three other
students were wounded in the shooting inside the school’s cafeteria.
Nineteen-year-old T.J. Lane pleaded guilty to the shooting rampage and is serving three life sentences.

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CHARDON, Ohio (AP) — A coroner in Ohio says the father of a
boy killed in a 2012 school shooting died of an accidental heroin
overdose on the second anniversary of his son’s death.
The Geauga County coroner confirmed Friday that 48-year-old Russell
King Sr. died from the combined effects of heroin and alcohol. A family
member found King dead at his home on Feb. 27.
King’s 17-year-old
son, Russell King Jr., was one of three students killed in the February
2012 shooting at Chardon High School east of Cleveland. Three other
students were wounded in the shooting inside the school’s cafeteria.
Nineteen-year-old T.J. Lane pleaded guilty to the shooting rampage and is serving three life sentences.

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reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.