Father reportedly stabs son with butcher knife on Sheridan Avenue

Police are investigating after a stabbing was reported on Sheridan Avenue in Dayton on Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. The victim was found shortly after on South Smithville Road. STAFF PHOTO / JIM NOELKER

Police are investigating after a stabbing was reported on Sheridan Avenue in Dayton on Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. The victim was found shortly after on South Smithville Road. STAFF PHOTO / JIM NOELKER

A father reportedly stabbed his son with a butcher knife Monday morning on Sheridan Avenue according to a 911 caller.

A neighbor said she heard two people fighting and saw one man walking towards an alley with a butcher knife.

Officers were called around 11:40 a.m. to the 300 block of Sheridan Avenue.

The 911 caller said the victim drove off in a gray truck. However, he was later found in the 1800 block of South Smithville Road.

The victim’s ex-brother in law reportedly fled the scene and asked the neighbor to call 911. He was not injured, he said in the call.

Details on the victim’s injuries are not available at this time.

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