Overview
- A 32-year-old man was stabbed multiple times inside a South Shore residence after an argument early Friday, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Witnesses told officers the stabbing victim was attacked by a known male acquaintance who fled before police arrived, and no one is in custody.
- Just before 10 p.m. Friday, a 23-year-old man was found shot in the head inside his parked vehicle in the East Side’s 11300-block of South Avenue G and later pronounced dead at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
- Area One detectives are leading the South Shore stabbing investigation while Area Two detectives have opened a homicide probe into the East Side shooting.
- Chicago has experienced a summer surge in lethal violence, and police are appealing for anonymous tips online or at local precincts to help solve both homicides.