A baby girl was fatally stabbed Friday morning and a suspect who leaped from a window on the Southwest Side to escape is in custody.
The baby was inside a home in the 3000 block of West 59th Street when a “known offender” used a knife to stab her in the chest about 7:20 a.m., police said.
She was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, polcie said.
After the stabbing, the alleged attacker jumped out of an upper-level window and suffered injuries, police said.
That person was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where their condition had stabilized.
No other injuries were reported, and a knife was recovered on scene.
The attacker was placed into custody and charges were pending, police said.
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