Man found dead with gunshot wound in Fairfield County

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Ohio – The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a 25-year-old man was found dead of a gunshot wound inside a residence Friday.

The sheriff’s office said officers were called to the 8000 block of Pleasantville Road in Richland Township for a report of a man not breathing.

When Thorn Township paramedics arrived, they pronounced the man dead. The victim was identified as Bradd Johnson Jr.

Fairfield County detectives and medical examiners determined that Johnson had a gunshot wound.

There is currently no information available about the suspect.

If you have any information about this case, please contact the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office at 740-652-7911 and ask to speak to a detective.