1 stabbed in Dayton; Officers pursue a potential suspect

A person was stabbed and a suspect pursued in Dayton on Sunday night.

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Dayton police were dispatched to the 60 block of Knecht Drive at 2:11 a.m. on reports of a stabbing, the Montgomery County regional dispatch confirmed.

Officers found a person with at least one stab wound in an apartment there. Doctors came to help but did not transport to a hospital as they reported the bleeding was “not that bad”, the report said.

A suspect was identified by Dayton officers and subsequently prosecuted. The suspect allegedly drove a black Hyundai Elantra on North Main Street. The suspect’s last known location was in the 5900 block of North Main Street.

Officers requested additional assistance from nearby law enforcement as the driver evaded Dayton police and headed north beyond their jurisdictional boundary.

The Dayton Police Department led the investigation into the stabbings. News Center 7 has reached out for more information.

We will update this story as it develops.

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