On Jan. 22, a tragic murder-suicide occurred in the parking lot of the Orrville Power Plant in Orrville, Ohio. According to official reports from the Orrville Police Department and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI), the suspect, 69-year-old Robert R. Simon from Wooster, approached and shot a 46-year-old victim, Bruce Edward Lab, Jr., before turning the gun on himself.
Simon was pronounced dead at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The victim was transported to a hospital but later died from his injuries.
Bruce Edward Lab, Jr.
Lab was the superintendent of the power plant and was born on Feb. 19, 1979, in Akron. He began working at the plant at age 18 after graduating from Orrville High School in 1997 and rose to superintendent.
He was married to Sondra Anderson since 2016 and leaves behind two young daughters, Adalyn (6) and Kinsley (4), along with his parents, three sisters, in-laws, and extended family. Lab enjoyed outdoor activities like camping, fishing, and 4-wheeling, and was deeply devoted to his family, according to his obituary…