Overview
- Officers responding around 4:15 p.m. Wednesday found 55-year-old Vanessa Hernandez with stab wounds to her face, neck, arm, and chest at a home on the 2800 block of North Woodard Street.
- She was transported to Illinois Masonic Hospital and pronounced dead, according to police.
- Investigators said a physical altercation preceded the attack and later recovered a knife from a rear porch area.
- About two hours later, police arrested 25-year-old Victor Hernandez in the 2200 block of South Lake Shore Drive.
- He is charged with two counts of murder, and records list the Woodard Street address as the victim’s home; initial reports say he lived there and is her son.