The saga of missing Ohio State walk-on Kosta Karageorge has come to a tragic end.
Columbus police announced Sunday they had discovered his body in a dumpster behind his residence. He died of a self-inflicted gun shot wound.
Karageorge was last seen around 2 a.m. Wednesday, and his family told police he had a series of concussions. Thirty minutes before his disappearance, Karageorge texted his mother saying, “I am sorry if I am a disappointment,” according to Columbus police.
Karageorge’s sister Sophia told the Columbus Dispatch that, “some extenuating circumstances that led us to believe he was upset.”
Police said Karageorge’s body was discovered by an investigative unit and several police officers just one block from where his family said he lived. His girlfriend stated Karageorge told her he was going for a walk and never returned.
Karageorge wrestled for three years at Ohio State before walking on to the football team this season. He was only 22.
“The Ohio State University Department of Athletics was shocked and saddened to learn today of the death of student-athlete Kosta Karageorge, a senior from Columbus,” the Ohio State athletics department said in a statement on Sunday evening. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the Karageorge family, and those who knew him, during this most difficult time.”
