COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Columbus police said officers had to kick in a door that a North Side residence Saturday night to gain access to a badly bleeding man and the woman they believe inflicted
his wound.
Columbus police were called to the scene at 10:59 p.m.
Tim Spurlock, the 42-year-old stabbing victim, died shortly afterward at Riverside Methodist Hospital.
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Lori Loughman, 38, was charged with Spurlock's death.
A police report regarding the incident said after officers forced their way into the apartment at 6025 Shadow Lake Circle, they found Spurlock with a stab wound to the chest.
The suspect was also there when the police made entry, according to the report.
The report said the stabbing was preceded by a verbal argument.
Spurlock's death was the city's 16th homicide for 2009.
Anyone with information on the crime was encouraged to call CPD's homicide squad at 614-645-4730.
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