SPRINGFIELD — UPDATE @ 5:49 a.m.
Police are searching for a suspect in a Friday night stabbing outside of Whitey's Tavern in Springfield, according to a Springfield police report.
Crews were dispatched to the 1100 block of Warder Street around 11:39 p.m. after a pizza delivery driver found the victim and called 911.
The delivery driver told police she saw Trinkler and the suspect arguing before the stabbing and witnessed the suspect take off down a nearby bike path after the attack.
Upon arriving, police found Jacob Trinkler, 24 of Springfield, with a heavily bleeding stab wound to the chest. Medics took Trinkler from the scene to Springfield Regional Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.
According to the report, a K-9 unit assisted officers in locating blood-stained rocks and a cell phone in a nearby area.
Officers collected DNA swabs from the rocks and continue to investigate.
EARLIER REPORT
Springfield police are searching for a suspect after a man was stabbed in the chest, according to Springfield Sgt. Michael Curtis.
Crews were dispatched to the 1100 block of Warder Street around 11:40 p.m. Friday on a report of a stabbing.
Officers arrived to find the victim coherent and unable to recall the events leading up to the stabbing, according to Curtis.
Curtis said a medical helicopter took the victim from the scene to Miami Valley Hospital where he remains in an unknown condition.
Aided by a K-9 unit, Springfield officers were unable to locate a suspect at the scene.
The incident remains under investigation.
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