Woman stabbed and carjacked, man also stabbed after suspect crashes car
The woman who was stabbed was taken to the hospital in critical condition. The other victim was not seriously hurt.
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The woman who was stabbed was taken to the hospital in critical condition. The other victim was not seriously hurt.
A woman is accused of stabbing two people and crashing a stolen car during a chaotic morning in the Southwest Side’s Garfield Ridge neighborhood Thursday. As Noel Brennan reports, Chicago Police said the crime spree started with a carjacking.
The incident happened on Christmas Eve just before 9 p.m. in the Garfield Park neighborhood.
Police said three people were arrested after "several" people were stabbed Saturday afternoon at the restaurant. Officials said the incident stemmed from a discrepancy about the amount of money owed to one of the parties involved.
Police said, around 2 p.m., officers responded to a disturbance at Jamaica Jerk Choice at 6066 W. 159th St., and found "several" people who had been stabbed.
Kimari Tousant, 20, was charged with first-degree murder and murder with a strong probability of death or injury.
Police said, around 2 p.m., officers responded to a disturbance at Jamaica Jerk Choice, at 6064 W. 159th St., and found "several" people who had been stabbed.
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Chicago police said around 12:15 a.m., the woman approached another 20-year-old woman in the 5300 block of West Chicago Avenue.
Chicago police said just after 10 a.m. in the 200 block of West 35th Street, a 35-year-old man was arguing with three people on the bus when they pulled out sharp objects and stabbed the victim.
Officers on the scene applied a tourniquet to the victim. He was then taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition.
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Police said preliminary information suggests that the incident was isolated and there is no threat to the community.
Chicago police said a 16-year-old girl grabbed a knife and stabbed the 35-year-old woman in the upper chest.
Chicago police said a 16-year-old girl grabbed a knife and stabbed the 35-year-old woman in the upper chest in Woodlawn.
One person was taken into custody.
Ricardo Carcamo-Ortega, 28, from Waukegan, Illinois, was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, two counts of domestic battery, and criminal property damage.
It happened just after 2 a.m. in the 1700 block of West Howard Street.
Police said a 35-year-old man got into a quarrel with someone who pulled out a knife. The victim suffered a laceration to his shoulder.
Police said a 35-year-old man got into a quarrel with someone who pulled out a knife. The victim suffered a laceration to his shoulder.
The victim was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he was listed in critical condition.
Police say a mother and wife was stabbed to death by her husband in Portage Park this week, and the husband was also found dead soon afterward. As Darius Johnson reports, advocates say the case points to a flawed system when it comes to protecting domestic violence victims.
CTA officials received a disturbance call just before 9:40 a.m. on board a bus near the entrance to the Red Line station along the Dan Ryan Expressway.
Police said the suspected attacker escaped, but was later found dead nearby.
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