COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Division of Police has identified a 25-year-old man who was fatally stabbed in east Columbus last week and issued an arrest warrant for a suspect.
Officers were called to the 600 block of South Napoleon Avenue around 12:11 p.m. for a report of a stabbing on Aug. 1.
Arriving officers found one person, later identified as Julian Medina-Alvarez, and medics took him to Ohio State University East Hospital in critical condition where he later died at 2:26 p.m.
Detectives have filed an arrest warrant charging Jose Luis Bautista, 26, with murder.
Police say that Medina-Alvarez and Bautista both resided at the same house on South Napoleon Avenue. Bautista was seen stabbing Medina-Alvarez who escaped the attack by running to neighboring residences for help.
Bautista was last seen fleeing from the area on foot.
The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact Detective Harbin at 614-645-0907 or DHarbin@ColumbusPolice.org or call Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-8477.