A man was stabbed multiple times during a fight in the 1400 block of East 87th Street in Calumet Heights Wednesday evening, October 7, and later died at a hospital, according to Chicago police. No one was in custody, and investigators said the case remains open.
Police said the man was involved in an altercation with someone near that block around 6:54 p.m. when he was stabbed repeatedly, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. He was rushed to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he later died.
The man's identity and age have not been released. Police have described the investigation as ongoing, and no further details about what led to the fight or the relationship between those involved have been made public.
Part of a Citywide Toll
The Calumet Heights stabbing adds to a running tally of violence across Chicago this year. Through Oct. 3, the city had recorded 328 homicides, per the Chicago Tribune's homicide tracker. Most of those killed in 2026 have died from gunshot wounds, and the tracker notes that the city's homicide victims this year have often been young, Black and male — though the citywide figures do not speak specifically to Calumet Heights or to stabbing deaths.
Among Chicago neighborhoods, Austin has recorded the most homicides so far in 2026, with 28 through Oct. 3, according to the same Tribune tracker. The city also maintains a violence and victimization dashboard that lets residents filter shootings, batteries and other violent offenses by neighborhood and date range.
No further information about a possible suspect or motive in the Calumet Heights stabbing has been released. Chicago police continue to investigate.
