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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