Sunday, June 28, 2009

Death Dulls Comfest Weekend

NBC 4: Conflicting reports are being made as to how an 18-year-old man died at Comfest this weekend. At about 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Columbus police were dispatched to Goodale Park for a disturbance call.

According to Sgt. Rich Weiner, upon arrival, officers spotted two people, one covered in blood, the other nearby and held for questioning. Weiner said a knife was recovered, and witnesses were also questioned.

The victim, 18-year-old Bryan Barbin, suffered four to five stab wounds and later died from his injuries at Grant Medical Center.

According to Columbus police radio dispatchers, officers were questioning a “suspect” a short time after the incident. However, as of 9:20 p.m. Sunday, no charges or arrests have been made. At 5 p.m. Sunday, a Columbus police officer spoke to NBC 4‘s Matt Alvarez in an off-camera interview and told him the victim’s stab wounds were self-inflicted and officials aren’t sure how the stabbing occurred.

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