Chillicothe, Ohio – October 28, 2026 – A person was stabbed outside a campaign rally for President Donald Trump in Chillicothe, Ohio, on Wednesday night, while he was speaking at the Shoemaker Center on the Ohio University Chillicothe campus. Video recorded after the incident showed a knife protruding from the left side of the victim’s back.
The victim’s identity, age, medical condition and whether the person required hospitalization had not been publicly confirmed in reports available late Wednesday. Authorities had also not publicly identified the arrested individual or announced criminal charges.
