HIGHLAND COUNTY, Ohio — The Highland County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a 20-year-old man in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred on the evening of Thursday, Oct. 22, according to the sheriff’s office.
At approximately 8:05 p.m., authorities responded to a shooting in the 13000 block of State Route 72, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies with the Highland County Sheriff’s Office, the Leesburg Police Department and EMS responded to the scene and found a 41-year-old male deceased, according to the sheriff’s office. The Highland County Coroner’s Office was called to the scene, according to the sheriff’s office.
The suspect, Cassen Kelso Conaway, 20, of Highland County, had fled the scene before law enforcement’s arrival, according to the sheriff’s office.
An intensive, multi-agency manhunt continued throughout the night, according to the sheriff’s office. The Highland County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit, the Highland County Sheriff’s Office Drone unit, the Greenfield Police Department’s K-9 unit, the Highland County Special Response Team, the Ohio State Patrol Aviation Unit, Ohio State Patrol Troopers, the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office and BCI&I assisted in the investigation and subsequent search for the suspect throughout the night, according to the sheriff’s office. Highland County Victim’s Witness personnel also responded to assist those affected, according to the sheriff’s office.
If you have any information about Cassen Kelso Conaway’s whereabouts, please contact the Highland County Sheriff’s Office at (937) 393-1421, according to the sheriff’s office.
The sheriff’s office did not name the 41-year-old male who died, and did not announce charges in the post.
