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Police release photo of man accused in Cincinnati Zoo stabbing

Police release photo of man accused in Cincinnati Zoo stabbing
Posted at 8:34 AM, Aug 02, 2017
and last updated 2017-08-02 09:43:22-04

CINCINNATI -- Police are looking for information about a man they said stabbed another man in the throat at the Cincinnati Zoo Saturday afternoon.

They describe the man as a 20- to 30-year-old black man, about 6-foot-1, 180 to 190 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. The man is seen in video surveillance footage wearing a blue shirt.

Police ask anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 513-352-3040 or submit a tip online at Tip411.com. Callers may remain anonymous and may receive compensation for their information, authorities said.

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The stabbing happened at about 4 p.m. Saturday during an altercation involving three men, including the victim, according to the zoo's Communications Director Michelle Curley. Two of the men left the zoo after the fight while the stabbing victim remained behind, Curley said.

Sgt. Eric Franz of the Cincinnati Police Department said the stabbing victim has serious injuries, but they are not life-threatening. Crews took him to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center for treatment.