Chicago Stabbing Kills 7-Year-Old Girl as Case Renews Scrutiny of Violent Crime
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 7
Chicago Stabbing Kills 7-Year-Old Girl as Case Renews Scrutiny of Violent Crime
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 7
Summary
Eddimar Hernandez Chacon, 7, died after a woman stabbed her multiple times in the back on a Chicago sidewalk as the girl walked hand in hand with her 17-year-old sister.
Witnesses and a police officer tried CPR after bystanders subdued the attacker, but authorities said the assault appeared unprovoked and found no evidence the child had been targeted.
Shavon Gayden, 48, was charged with murder, and the case has raised questions about whether criminal-justice and health-care systems missed warning signs despite her history of violent offenses and mental health problems.
Chatham residents said the broad-daylight killing has shaken the South Side neighborhood and renewed attention to violent crime as Mayor Brandon Johnson campaigns on claims that Chicago's streets are getting safer.