BlogsCommunityMusicArtsScreenEat & DrinkLegals What you missed in Columbus for July 6 Blue Jackets goalie dies in fireworks accident, Gov. Mike DeWine commits to sending Highway Patrol officers to Texas and more from the long weekend Columbus Alive Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks died of a chest injury caused by an errant fireworks mortar blast on Sunday. According to police in Novi, Michigan, the firework tilted slightly and started firing toward partygoers, with one striking Kivlenieks and causing major damage to his heart and lungs. (Initial reports that Kivlenieks died from head injuries sustained during a fall were inaccurate.) "There was some minor injury to his exterior, which would lead us to believe that some portion of the firework made contact with him, but we're not really sure if it was a direct hit or whether the percussion from the explosion caused his injuries," Lt. Jason Meier said, according to