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Man charged with fatally stabbing 96-year-old woman in Gresham

A man was charged with the fatal stabbing of a 96-year-old woman July 7, 2020, in Gresham. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times file photo

A man is facing felony charges after allegedly stabbing a 96-year-old woman to death and seriously wounding a 73-year-old woman Tuesday morning in Gresham.

Dujuan Randle, 41, was charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder, Chicago police said.

Officers arrested Randle minutes after he allegedly stabbed the two women with a pitchfork on a sidewalk in the 7700 block of South Laflin Street, police said. The stabbing left 96-year-old Myrtis Jackson dead, and the 73-year-old woman was seriously injured.

Randle lives on the block where the stabbing occurred, police said.

He is due in bond court Thursday.

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