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1 injured in Loop stabbing after man "made unwanted contact" with woman, police say

An incident in the Loop that Chicago police originally said began with a sexual assault and ended with two men stabbed on Friday afternoon actually began when one man "made unwanted contact" with a woman, and ended with only one man stabbed.

Around 4 p.m. Friday, a 24-year-old woman was walking in the 200 block of North State Street, when a 31-year-old man "made unwanted contact with the victim," according to police. Initially, police said the man had sexually assaulted the woman, but later said he "made unwanted contact."

An original report from police said the man  then got into a fight with a 25-year-old man, and a 36-year-old woman pulled out a knife and stabbed the 31-year-old man in the right eye 25-year-old man in the left wrist, according to police. However, late Friday night, police issued an updated report that said only the 25-year-old man was injured in the stabbing.

The 25-year-old man was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in good condition with a cut to his wrist. The 36-year-old woman was taken to Northwestern for observation.

The 24-year-old woman declined medical attention at the scene.

Police said a knife was recovered at the scene. Area 3 detectives were investigating.

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