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Police say woman fatally stabbed 7-year-old girl walking in Chicago

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A 7-year-old girl was fatally stabbed while walking near businesses in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Saturday morning. Police reported that the attacker approached the girl with an unspecified sharp object and stabbed her multiple times in the back. The woman who attacked the child was detained by bystanders at the scene before police arrived.

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On Saturday, a seven-year-old girl named Edimari Hernandez Chacon was fatally stabbed by an unknown woman while walking down Cottage Grove Avenue in the Chatham neighborhood of Chicago. The attack occurred around noon and was witnessed by several bystanders who rushed to detain the suspect until police arrived. Emergency responders transported Edimari to Comer Children's Hospital, where she later died. Surveillance footage showed the girl walking with her older sister moments before the incident.

The 48-year-old assailant, identified as Shavon Gayden, was hospitalized for non-life-threatening injuries sustained during her apprehension and is now charged with first-degree murder. Her criminal history includes previous arrests for domestic battery and assault of a transit employee. The motive behind the stabbing remains unclear. Community members expressed shock and outrage over the incident, highlighting the tragic randomness of the attack.

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A 7-year-old girl was fatally stabbed while walking in front of businesses in a Chicago neighborhood, and people nearby detained the woman who attacked her, police said. asserted

police → stab → her

Chicago police said the girl was walking in the Chatham neighborhood late Saturday morning when a woman carrying an unspecified sharp object approached her and stabbed her multiple times in the back. asserted

woman → say → back

Television networks showed a commercial strip lined with a restaurant, nail salon and market cordoned off by red police tape afterward. asserted

networks → show → tape

Police say woman fatally stabbed 7-year-old girl walking in Chicago

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