Teen arrested in stabbing death of woman on Chicago's South Side
Chicago police said a 16-year-old girl grabbed a knife and stabbed the 35-year-old woman in the upper chest in Woodlawn.
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Chicago police said a 16-year-old girl grabbed a knife and stabbed the 35-year-old woman in the upper chest in Woodlawn.
The lights were dark when CBS News Chicago visited Thursday night—and it was the second time this week.
The lights were dark when CBS News Chicago visited Thursday night—and it was the second time this week. As Jermont Terry reports, neighbors in Woodlawn say this has been a problem for months on end.
The robbery happened on Nov. 14 around 4 p.m. in the 6200 block of South Evans Avenue.
All three victims were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in fair condition.
He was taken to Comer Children's Hospital with gunshot wounds to the abdomen and left leg, where he died.
Police said the boy was inside an apartment building in the 800 block of East 65th Street when a bullet grazed his left arm.
Heavy fire was reported, and flames were seen shooting from the north side of the wood-frame house.
Everyone escaped safely from the burning house on Vernon Avenue.
The man was rushed to the University of Chicago Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the torso, and died there, police said.
Chicago police said just before 7 p.m., officers responded to the 6600 block of South Greenwood Avenue for a call of a person stabbed.
The two men, 34 and 42, are expected to recover after one was stabbed in the back of his head and the other in the back of his left shoulder.
Cordarrow Thompson, 32, has been arrested on multiple felony counts, including murder, attempted murder, attempted armed robbery, aggravated battery, and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon.
Police say a man tried to rob Rafael Wordlaw at a gas station at 67th and Eberhart just before 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. The two exchanged gunfire, with Wordlaw suffering a gunshot wound to his chest. Deputy Wordlaw drove several blocks, veering into the grass along 67th before crashing at Indiana Avenue.
A person of interest was in custody in connection with the fatal shooting of Rafael D. Wordlaw, 31.
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The victim told the officers he was shot by the offender, a 55-year-old woman, who was still on the scene. She was placed in custody, and a weapon was recovered.
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