A seven-year-old girl was killed in Chicago after she was repeatedly stabbed in the back by a random stranger.
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Edi Mari Hernandez Chacon was holding hands with her older sister walking in Chatham on Saturday morning when a woman approached them.
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The unknown assailant brandished a sharp object just moments before brutally attacking the young girl at 11.55am, WGN 9 reported.
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Witnesses told the outlet that the attack appeared to be random, and that the alleged suspect did not know her.
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Video footage showed the accused attacker, who police sources told WGN-9 is a 48-year-old woman, calmly walk away from the scene as bystanders rushed to help Edi Mari.
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'I noticed there was a little girl laying on the ground.
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There was people standing over her,' William Smith, who had been inside his barbershop at the time, told the outlet.
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I heard a young lady, or somebody say, "That's the lady.
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She did it.
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She's running."
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A group of male bystanders then ran after the female attacker, holding what appeared to be jumper cables, according to WGN 9.
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Edi Mari Hernandez Chacon, 7, was walking in Chatham on Saturday morning when woman approached her and flashed a sharp object before attacking the young girl
Edi Mari was seen on security footage walking hand-in-hand with her older sister just moments before the gruesome stabbing at around 11.55am
Witnesses told the outlet that the attack appeared to be random and that the alleged suspect, a 48-year-old woman according to police sources, did not know her
'He whacked her with it.
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She fell, he whacked her again.
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Then they just started dropping the hammers on her,' Smith added.
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After nearby police were alerted to the incident, the suspect was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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Edi Mari later succumbed to her injuries at Comer Children's Hospital, the outlet reported.
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'The poor baby had nothing to do with what was going on,' a woman told ABC 7.
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Local Denesta Freeman also told the outlet: 'I just don't know what this world is coming to... for a seven-year-old like that to be getting stabbed.'
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'I never thought it would come to this point.
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I never did.
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These kids nowadays are not getting to live their life,' Freeman added.
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Alderman Michelle Harris of the 8th Ward said in a statement: 'I am deeply saddened by the senseless stabbing of a seven year old child in our neighborhood.
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My heart goes out to her family, friends, and everyone who is affected by this horrific incident.
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No child should ever have to experience violence or fear while simply walking down the sidewalk.
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Police were alerted to the incident and the suspect was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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Edi Mari later succumbed to her injuries at Comer Children's Hospital
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I also want to recognize and thank the bystanders who quickly intervened - helping to detain the suspect and get assistance on the way.
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Their quick actions may have prevented further harm.
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I urge anyone with information to contact the Chicago Police Department.
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Our community must come together to support the victim and hold the perpetrator accountable.'
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It remains unclear if the suspect, who has not yet been identified, knew the little girl as detectives continue to investigate.
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The Chicago Police Department had no further updates as of Sunday afternoon.
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