A seven-year-old girl in Chicago died after a stranger stabbed her multiple times in the back on Saturday, 3 October. Bystanders detained the female suspect at the scene until officers arrived.
The child had been accompanied by her older sister, family members told WGN 9. They described the girls walking together when the attack occurred. Police placed the stabbing on South Cottage Grove Avenue, near 86th Street in the East Chatham neighbourhood, at around 11:55am local time.