COLUMBUS — An Ohio State soccer player was the victim of a shooting in the University District Sunday morning, the university’s athletics department confirmed Monday.
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The university said junior Nathan Demian was an innocent bystander when a shooting happened on Chittenden Avenue just after 2:20 a.m., CBS affiliate WBNS said.
They added that Demian was out walking after the men’s soccer match with Wake Forest on Saturday.
Police officers found him with a gunshot wound and he was taken to The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center where he was described as being stable.
Investigators with the Columbus Division of Police say a driver was chasing after another vehicle and a person in one of the vehicles shot at the other.
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A bullet hit Demian, according to police.
The university issued a statement on the shooting.
“The soccer program is thankful for the incredible university support and medical care available to Nathan and his family during this difficult time,” the athletics department shared. “Nathan’s family is with him, and the team is extremely close. The family has asked that everyone keep Nathan in their prayers. The department will do all it can to support Nathan, his family and the men’s soccer program in every way possible.”
Demian is from Vancouver, British Columbia, and came to Ohio State for school after attending Burnaby Central Secondary and University Hill Secondary in Vancouver.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Columbus Police Det. Reffitt at (614) 645-4323 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at (614) 461-TIPS (8477).
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