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HIGHLAND COUNTY, OHIO, USA — Cassen Kelso Conaway, 20, Arrested After the Route 72 Killing

A 41-year-old man was fatally shot on State Route 72 in Highland County, Ohio, on October 22, 2026. After an overnight manhunt, Cassen Kelso Conaway, 20, was taken into custody on Friday, October 23. The victim has not yet been publicly named and charges have not yet been announced. This case stays open and will be followed until it closes.

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Date
October 22, 2026
Location
Highland County, Ohio
Victims
41-year-old man, killed (not yet publicly named)
Suspect
Cassen Kelso Conaway, 20, arrested October 23
Stage
CHARGED

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  1. NEW CHARGED

    Update #4 — Suspect charged with murder

    Cassen Kelso Conaway has been booked into Highland County Jail on one charge: murder. No bond or court date has been listed yet, and the victim has still not been named. We are following this case and will update it again as soon as new information comes.
  2. CORRECTION What changed: Title now includes the state and USA

    CHARGED

    Update #3 — Correction: Title now includes the state and USA

    Correction: Title now includes the state and USA

    Title now includes the state and USA

  3. CHARGED

    Update #10: Cassen Kelso Conaway Booked on a Murder Charge

    Conaway, 20, was booked into the Highland County Jail on Saturday, October 24 at 12:55 a.m. on one charge — murder — after his October 23 capture ended the overnight manhunt over the October 22 fatal shooting of a 41-year-old man on State Route 72. Jail records list no bond amount and no court date yet. The victim is still not publicly named.

  4. CHARGED

    Update #2 — OHIO ROUTE 72 KILLING: Cassen Kelso Conaway, 20, in Custody After the Manhunt

    The manhunt in Highland County is over: Cassen Kelso Conaway, 20, was taken into custody on Friday, October 23, in the fatal October 22 shooting of a 41-year-old man on State Route 72. The sheriff has not yet publicly named the victim, and charges against Conaway have not yet been announced. This case stays open — the victim's name and the charges are the next facts expected.

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