Woman dead after stabbing in vacant Dayton duplex

DAYTON — A woman is dead after a stabbing in a vacant duplex in Dayton on Thursday morning.

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News Center 7′s Mike Campbell is at the scene and will have the latest tonight on News Center 7 at 5:00.

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The stabbing was reported shortly before 8:30 a.m. in the first block of Fernwood Avenue, according to Montgomery County Regional Dispatch.

A 911 caller told a dispatcher that a woman was stabbed in the leg and that she was bleeding a lot.

Lt. Mark Ponichtera, with Dayton Police, told News Center 7 that first responders found a woman in her early 30s suffering from stab wounds inside of a vacant duplex. She was taken to Miami Valley Hospital where she died.

“It’s quite a horrific scene inside there,” Ponichtera said.

Police detained two people at the scene, but said they could be looking for another person that may be involved.

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