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Chicago police discovered a woman stabbed in the neck on South Emerald Avenue before capturing an armed, injured suspect sitting on a nearby residential porch.
A woman died, and a man was taken into custody following an early morning stabbing in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood on Tuesday.
The fatal incident occurred just before 1:40 a.m. in the 7300 block of South Emerald Avenue on the city’s South Side.
Chicago police officers responding to reports of a disturbance found a woman lying on the ground with a severe stab wound to her neck.
Emergency medical personnel rushed the victim to the University of Chicago Medical Center for urgent trauma care.
Attending doctors pronounced the female victim dead shortly after her arrival at the hospital.
Responding officers immediately secured the block and conducted a sweep of the surrounding residential properties.
During the search, police located a man sitting on a porch of a nearby home on South Emerald Avenue.
The man suffered an apparent stab wound to his arm and was holding a sharp object when officers approached him.
Police officers safely disarmed the suspect and recovered the weapon at the scene without further incident.
Paramedics transported the injured man to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where medical staff listed him in critical condition.
Law enforcement officials confirmed the suspect was placed under police custody while undergoing emergency medical treatment.
Forensic investigators cordoned off the block to search for blood splatter, physical evidence, and potential security camera footage.
Detectives are working to establish the relationship between the victim and the suspect and determine what led to the violent attack.
Authorities have not yet released the identity of the deceased victim pending family notification.
Area One detectives are leading the active homicide investigation and urge anyone with information to contact the police department.
