Police: Man electrocuted stealing copper wire at Ohio business
MORAINE, Ohio (AP) — Police say a man has been electrocuted while trying to steal copper wire at a southwest Ohio business.
WDTN-TV reports the man was dropped off at a hospital outside of Dayton this morning and pronounced dead minutes later.
Police say their investigation revealed that the man was electrocuted at a business in Moraine. Police then went to a used car lot in that Dayton suburb and found evidence of a break-in.
The man hasn’t been identified. Police haven’t said whether the person who dropped the man off at the hospital might face charges.