COLUMBUS, Ohio — A 19-year-old woman is dead and a man has been arrested after a stabbing in the city’s southeast side Friday evening, according to the Columbus Division of Police.
Police said officers were called to the 4000 block of Refugee Road on reports of a stabbing, shortly before 8:15 p.m.
When officers arrived, they found Selena Edwards suffering from a stab wound. She was pronounced dead at 9:03 p.m.
Officers then found the suspect, identified by police as 19-year-old Khayir Locke, suffering from a stab wound. Police said he was taken to Mount Carmel East Hospital in what they described as "stable" condition.
Detectives filed an arrest warrant for Locke, who is charged with murder, according to police. Once released from the hospital, Locke was taken to the Franklin County Jail on Sept. 12.
Locke is expected in court Monday.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Columbus Police's Homicide Unit at 614-645-4730 or Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS (8477).