Man struck and killed by falling tree on Ridge Avenue

UPDATED AUGUST 17

ZANESVILLE, Ohio– A Zanesville man was struck and killed by a falling tree during Sunday’s storm.

According to the Zanesville Police Department, officers responded around 2:12 p.m. Sunday to a report of a tree down on Ridge Avenue near West Main Street.

Police say the tree fell due to high winds from the storm. Witnesses told officers a man had been struck by the tree.

Officers found 20-year-old Kieler Roush of Zanesville underneath debris.

Medics from Community Ambulance and the Zanesville Fire Department also responded to the scene.

Roush was pronounced dead at the scene.

The incident remains under investigation.