Woman attacked, 2 killed on same Chicago block within minutes: police

The Brief

  • A man attacked a woman with a knife at a Gage Park bar on Sunday night, just minutes before a double-fatal shooting at an apartment on the same block, police said.
  • It was unclear if there was any connection between the stabbing and the fatal shooting.
  • The woman stabbed was listed in good condition.

CHICAGO A knife-wielding man attacked a woman at a bar just minutes after two people were killed on the same Southwest Side block on Sunday night.

The incidents happened in the 5300 block of South Kedzie Avenue in Gage Park, according to Chicago police.

Knife attack at bar

What we know:

Around 10 p.m., a 57-year-old man armed with a handgun and a knife approached a 37-year-old man while outside the establishment.

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