A 22-year-old man was critically injured after being stabbed in the neck Tuesday afternoon in the 100 block of West Garfield Boulevard in Washington Park, Chicago police said. The attack happened at 5:46 p.m., and as of the latest update, no one had been taken into custody.
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the man was in critical condition after the stabbing. Police told the outlet that no one is currently in custody and that an investigation remains ongoing. No further details about the victim, a possible suspect, or a motive have been released.
A Neighborhood With a Troubled Recent History
Tuesday's stabbing is not the only violent knife attack reported in Washington Park in recent memory. A 19-year-old woman was attacked by multiple people near the 5600 block of South Wabash Avenue at about 3:59 a.m., according to ABC7 Chicago. Police told the station that one suspect allegedly stabbed her while another battered her in the head, leaving her with wounds to her hands and head. She was expected to be OK, and the station reported that nobody was in custody while CPD Area One detectives investigated.
In a separate case, a 62-year-old man was found stabbed to death in the neighborhood on a Saturday night, as reported by NBC Chicago. Officers found him lying on a sidewalk in the 5100 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue at approximately 11:10 p.m. with a laceration to his neck; he was pronounced dead at the scene. That outlet noted that Area One detectives were investigating and that no suspect description was immediately available.
Investigation Continues
No arrests have been announced in connection with Tuesday's stabbing on West Garfield Boulevard, and police have not released information identifying the victim or describing a possible suspect. The case remains under investigation.
