UPDATE — Thursday, Oct. 29: Chillicothe police say there was no stabbing outside the rally. Capt. Michael Short told TMZ the incident involved a fight, and the knife seen in video from the scene was an officer’s pocketknife, caught on a man’s shirt as the officer broke up the fight; the knife never opened and no one was stabbed. Read the full update: Police: No Stabbing at Trump Rally in Chillicothe. This Wednesday night report, based on reports from the scene before police commented, is corrected by that update.
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — A man was stabbed outside the Shoemaker Center on Wednesday night following President Donald Trump’s rally, according to reports from the scene.
Live video streamed from outside the venue as crowds left the rally showed officers surrounding a man on the ground. The woman streaming the video said a knife could be seen in the man’s back.
Live video from outside the Shoemaker Center on Wednesday night, streamed on Facebook.
Details are limited. The circumstances surrounding the stabbing, and what led up to it, were not known Wednesday night. The man’s condition could not be confirmed, and no information about a suspect had been released.
No official statement had been released as of late Wednesday night.
Trump delivered remarks at the Shoemaker Center on the Ohio University Chillicothe campus, his final Ohio appearance ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections. Earlier in the evening, an activist was removed from the rally during the president’s speech.
This is a developing story and will be updated as official information is released.
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