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Chicago: 7-year-old girl fatally stabbed in Chatham neighborhood

A seven-year-old Venezuelan girl, Edimari Hernandez Chacon, was fatally stabbed on a sidewalk in the Chatham neighborhood of Chicago on Saturday, October 3. The incident occurred around 11:55 AM in the 8600 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue while the child was walking with her family.

According to Chicago police, an adult woman approached the child and stabbed her multiple times in the back with a sharp object. The victim was rushed to Comer Children’s Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead. Witnesses at the scene intervened, chasing and detaining the suspect until law enforcement arrived. The suspect sustained non-life-threatening injuries during the confrontation with bystanders and remains in police custody.

Authorities have identified the suspect as 48-year-old Shavon D. Gayden. Preliminary investigations indicate that Gayden was not known to the child, and a motive for the unprovoked attack has not yet been established. Detectives from Area Two are continuing to investigate the circumstances of the homicide.

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Chatham · Chatham, Chicago · Chicago · Chicago Police Department · Comer Children’s Hospital · Edimari Hernandez Chacon · Michelle Harris · Shavon D. Gayden

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Law Enforcement Today [lawenforcementtoday.com]