Police in Columbus said Ohio State wrestler Sammy Sasso was shot near campus Friday night, in what local media are reporting was an attempted robbery.

The Columbus Division of Police said officers found the wrestler with a gunshot wound shortly before 8:30 p.m. in an alley near the 1300 block of North High Street.

Mr. Sasso was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, where he remains in stable condition. 

A source close to the Sasso family in Pennsylvania told Lehigh Valley Live that the wrestler is expected to make a full recovery.

A police officer at the scene told Columbus ABC affiliate WSYX the shooting started as a robbery. Authorities haven’t arrested any suspects yet and no persons of interest have been named in the case.

 “Ohio State student-athlete Sammy Sasso was the victim of a senseless shooting incident Friday evening in Columbus,” OSU wrestling coach Tom Ryan said in a Saturday statement. “Our coaching staff, along with members of the wrestling program and Athletics administrators, are grateful for the caregivers at [the hospital], thankful Sasso’s injuries are not life-threatening, and are supporting Sasso and his family.”

OSU Athletic Director Gene Smith tweeted separately “We’re with you Sammy.”

Mr. Sasso is a fifth-year senior from Nazareth, Pennsylvania.

The wrestler is a two-time Big 10 champion and two-time NCAA runner-up.

• Matt Delaney can be reached at mdelaney@washingtontimes.com.