Kelly Day Charged in 13-Stab Chicago Killing of 50-Year-Old Man

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 13

Chicago police charged Kelly Day, 32, with first-degree murder in the Oct. 7 fatal stabbing of Larry Young, 50, on the city’s South Side; a judge ordered Day held pending trial.
Prosecutors said surveillance video showed Day stabbing Young 13 times in the head, neck and shoulders after an argument over comments about Day’s gender, with the confrontation unfolding near a gas station.
An autopsy found part of the knife blade embedded in Young’s skull, and prosecutors said Day discarded the weapon before calling 911 and later giving a second, unrelated explanation for an injury.
Day claimed self-defense, telling investigators Young used a slur, threatened Day and Day’s wife, and gestured as if he had a gun; prosecutors also said Day had been mocked earlier that day for using a women’s restroom.
U.S. Marshals and Chicago police arrested Day less than four hours after the attack, which prosecutors said happened in front of Day’s 7-year-old stepson; Day was due back in court Tuesday.