A 49-year-old man was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after he was stabbed multiple times in Dayton, in an incident that sent officers chasing clues across several city blocks before they pinned down where the attack actually happened. Police responded around 9:15 p.m. Thursday to reports of a stabbing on the 300 block of Nasau Street, only to discover the victim was no longer there.
According to WHIO TV, Dayton police Sgt. Andrew Zecchini said officers were initially told the victim had left the Nasau Street area and gone to the 1600 block of Tacoma Street. From there, the trail kept moving.
Officers Track Victim Across the City
Per Zecchini, an officer soon spotted a person believed to be the victim riding in a vehicle that was driving away, and made contact with the people inside that vehicle near Wayne and Wyoming avenues. It was only after that encounter that investigators were able to pin down where the stabbing had actually taken place: the crime scene, Zecchini said, was ultimately found on Caho Street.
The victim, identified only as a 49-year-old man, had suffered multiple stab wounds and was taken to a local hospital, where his injuries were described as non-life-threatening. The station's report does not provide the man's name, a motive, or the circumstances that led to the attack.
Suspects Identified, But Arrest Status Unclear
Authorities said they have identified suspects in the case, but the report did not immediately clarify whether any of them had been arrested. The stabbing remains under investigation by the Dayton Police Department's violent offender unit, the outlet's report notes.
Other reported stabbings in Dayton include a separate case from earlier this year, in which a 39-year-old man flagged down an officer in front of 30 South Main Street and said he had been stabbed about a block away, according to daytondailynews.com. That victim was also transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and police quickly located and apprehended a 48-year-old male suspect without incident, booking him into the Montgomery County Jail.
Another Dayton stabbing left a man in far more serious condition. Police responded around 2:45 a.m. one Sunday to the 400 block of Mertland Avenue for a reported stabbing, according to a separate report from daytondailynews.com. Officers found a 38-year-old man with a stab wound and began administering medical aid before he was transported to the hospital in life-threatening condition, Zecchini said at the time; he was later expected to survive.
No further updates have been released in Thursday's Nasau Street stabbing. The investigation continues under Dayton's violent offender unit, and it remains unclear whether any suspects identified by police have since been taken into custody.
