Victim identified in early morning stabbing near Ohio State campus

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Columbus Police have identified a 21-year-old man who was killed in a stabbing early Sunday in the University District.

Officers say an officer working special duty discovered Robert Russell, 21, just before 2 a.m. along Pearl Street, between 14th and 15th avenues — only a block from Ohio State University’s campus.

Police said Russell was taken to The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead a short time later…

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