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Wade Park Shock: 21-Year-Old Woman Stabbed in Face on Cleveland’s East Side

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Published on April 25, 2026
Wade Park Shock: 21-Year-Old Woman Stabbed in Face on Cleveland’s East SideSource: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A 21-year-old woman was stabbed in the face Friday evening on Wade Park in Cleveland and taken to a hospital in an unknown condition. A short video of the aftermath, shared on a local remembrance Facebook page, has been making the rounds online while official details remain scarce.

What the video shows

The clip, posted Friday by the Cleveland, Ohio Remembrance Page, shows bystanders tending to a young woman with visible facial injuries while others urgently call for help. The post identifies the victim as 21 and says she was stabbed on Wade Park, then transported to a hospital in unknown condition, according to the Cleveland, Ohio Remembrance Page.

Where it happened

Wade Park Avenue runs across Cleveland’s east side, and the city has a safety and redesign project for the corridor intended to slow traffic and reduce crashes, according to the City of Cleveland. The stretch has seen other serious incidents in recent years, including a June 2024 shooting that sent three people to the hospital, as reported by Cleveland 19.

Officials and next steps

This report is based on the social-media post and video, and we have not obtained independent police or hospital confirmation of the victim’s condition. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Cleveland Division of Police non‑emergency line at 216‑621‑1234 or call 911 in an emergency, according to the Cleveland Police Foundation.