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a preliminary autopsy shows an Ohio State University football player died from a gunshot wound to the head but
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this morning questions continue to swirl around Costa Cara George's apparent suicide Don D is here with the rest of
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the autopsy's findings Don good morning good morning we now know for sure how Costa Cara George died but we still
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don't know when or even why this is life lessons and the the this is so much deeper than uh lining up
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on a football field the preliminary autopsy didn't shed any light on whether costaa George committed suicide or if he
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was the victim of Foul Play his remains were discovered Sunday inside a dumpster
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not far from his apartment CBS News has learned a handgun recovered near the body belonged to Cara George police
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still say the 22-year-old likely killed himself something his teammates who knew
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him as a fun-loving athlete and natural Leader found hard to accept he's really just one of the last people that you
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would expect that this would happen to or he would make this kind of DEC ision or really I it was just really
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shocking it's unclear how long Cara George's body was inside the dumpster toxicology results won't be available
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for another 2 to 3 weeks Cara George was last seen leaving his apartment around 2
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a.m. Wednesday dressed completely in Black before he vanished he sent a text to his mother saying I am sorry if I'm
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an embarrassment but these concussions have my head all effed up according to his family Cara George a member of of
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the Ohio State football and wrestling teams had a history of concussions and was sometimes disoriented friends say he
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rarely talked about that I think Costa just he just had like a moment of weakness and sometimes that's all it
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takes just one one time and it looks like it was it was that for coaster this time Cara George's brain is now being
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examined by experts at Ohio State for signs of concussion related injuries he was a walk-on defensive tackle for the
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OSU football team but he had not yet played in any games Gail Don so so sad thank you very much