A person was flown by medical helicopter to a nearby hospital after a stabbing was confirmed at Patterson Field during Friday night's East Liverpool football game, with the extent of the injuries still unknown according to dispatch. Police in East Liverpool, Ohio, are now investigating what happened at the game, which was being played against Brooke.
What We Know So Far
According to WTOV, the stabbing happened Friday night at Patterson Field, and one person was injured and airlifted to a hospital, with dispatch unable to say how serious the injuries were. A separate report from wytv.com described the incident as a person being seriously injured during an altercation at the game, rather than confirming it as a stabbing outright. WYTV described the person as seriously injured, while WTOV said the extent of the injuries was unknown.
wytv.com reports that East Liverpool Fire Department EMTs were the ones who provided medical care and transported the injured person to the hospital. The outlet also notes that the game was against Brooke, giving the incident a specific place in Friday's matchup even as the full sequence of events remains unclear.
Police and School District Stay Tight-Lipped
The East Liverpool Police Department is investigating the incident, per the same account from wytv.com. Dispatchers told the station that the incident involved a juvenile, though they said further information had not been released as of early Saturday morning.
The school district, for its part, said it would not be releasing additional details so as not to interfere with the police investigation, according to the station's report. WTOV similarly noted that officials had no further information immediately available, and that the incident remains under investigation.
Not the Only Game-Night Scare This Fall
Violence breaking out at high school football games has made headlines elsewhere in recent weeks. A 42-year-old man was arrested on charges that he stabbed a juvenile in the abdomen during a fight at a football game in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, according to wnep.com. In Springfield, Missouri, a Parkview High School student-athlete was attacked and stabbed in the locker room by a fellow Parkview student following a Friday night game against Reeds Spring, as reported by Athletic Business. That student-athlete was expected to make a full recovery, and a 16-year-old male was taken into custody and charged with second-degree assault and armed criminal action, a case complicated by both students being juveniles whose identities have not been released.
No such details, including the injured person's condition or any potential arrest, have been confirmed in the East Liverpool case. As the investigation continues, police are investigating, while the school district has said it would withhold additional details to avoid interfering with the inquiry.
