Overview
- Police say the attack occurred just before 3 a.m. in the 7400 block of South May Street.
- A man approached and demanded the victim’s property, and when he refused, the attacker stabbed him in the abdomen with a sharp object.
- The 28-year-old was taken by paramedics to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition.
- The assailant fled the scene, and no one is in custody as of Friday morning.
- Area One detectives opened an investigation, reflecting ongoing concerns about overnight violence on the South Side.