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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Woman, 3 girls wounded in Bronzeville stabbing; 1 person in custody

Police responded to a stabbing incident Feb. 20, 2021 in Bronzeville. | Sun-Times file photo

A woman and three girls were injured after a man attacked them with a knife during a domestic dispute late Saturday night in Bronzeville on the South Side.

The incident happened about 11:20 p.m. in the 4400 block of South Wabash Avenue, Chicago police said.

A man became physically violent and attacked a 43-year-old woman during a domestic dispute, police said. During the altercation, the man also attacked three girls, 17, 13 and 6, police said.

The man was arrested at the scene, according to police.

The woman suffered a laceration wound to the hand and was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good conditon, police said.

The girls were taken to Comer’s Children’s Hospital with stab wounds and were in serious condition, police said.

Police initially said only two girls were stabbed.

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