Man killed in Clintonville stabbing was adoptive dad of suspect, per police

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A Clintonville neighborhood is grappling with how to move forward after a deadly double stabbing that police say happened inside a home this weekend.

Police say a teen stabbed and killed his adoptive father Sunday and stabbed and critically injured another person. Police have identified the man who was killed as 58-year-old Mark Rayburn-Velco, an Ohio State University graduate and employee. Police say Rayburn-Velco was killed inside his home Sunday by his adopted 17-year-old son.

Rayburn-Velco married his husband in 2023, but police have not identified the second victim who was stabbed and suffered critical injuries…

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