Two People Stabbed in Logan Square and South Austin

Overview

• In Logan Square a group approached a parked Hyundai on the 3700 block of West Armitage and one person was stabbed after the car was damaged, leaving a 38-year-old man hospitalized in fair condition.
• In South Austin a 31-year-old woman who tried to break up a fight on the 4800 block of West Adams was stabbed in the right arm and went to Loretto Hospital before transfer to Stroger, where she was listed in good condition.
• The Logan Square attack occurred Friday night and the South Austin stabbing happened early Saturday morning, and police treat the events as separate incidents that unfolded within hours of each other.
• Area 4 detectives are handling both cases, police released limited details, no suspects were in custody, the South Austin victim did not identify her attacker, and witnesses said the Logan Square assailant fled.
• Local outlets reported the incidents from police accounts and both victims were taken to Stroger Hospital for treatment; detectives will rely on witness statements and any available surveillance to advance the investigations.