Chicago man charged in triple stabbing on NW Side

The Brief

  • A Chicago man was charged in connection with a stabbing that injured two women and a man early Sunday in Belmont Central.
  • Melchor Hernandez Rodriguez, 40, allegedly attacked the victims with a sharp object during an argument, causing injuries to their arms and hands.
  • He was arrested nearby about 30 minutes later and faces multiple felony aggravated battery charges.

CHICAGO A Chicago man was charged in connection with an attack that hospitalized two women and a man on Sunday morning in the Belmont Central neighborhood.

The stabbing happened around 5 a.m. in the 5700 block of West Grand Avenue.

Chicago triple stabbing

The backstory:

Melchor Hernandez Rodriguez, 40, was arguing with a group of people when he pulled out a “sharp object” and started swinging it at them, according to Chicago police.

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