Springfield stabbing victim suffers life-threatening injury, police search for suspect

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.

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.

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.

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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