Early Wednesday morning, in the bustling neighborhood of River North, an argument between two men spiraled into violence, leaving a 32-year-old man with severe injuries from being stabbed multiple times, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The altercation occurred on the 500 block of North State Street, and the injured man managed to get himself to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he currently remains in critical condition with numerous puncture wounds.
As of now, details regarding what initially sparked the argument remain unclear, and the assailant has yet to be apprehended, while the Area 3 detectives have taken charge of the case with an ongoing investigation it is still unclear why the confrontation escalated so dramatically, the Chicago Police Department has not yet released any specifics about the potential motives or circumstances surrounding the incident.
The victim himself recounted to officers that, amidst the heated exchange, his opponent produced a sharp object and stabbed him several times, as reported by FOX 32 Chicago.
