Chicago man arrested minutes after South Side stabbing

The Brief

  • A 45-year-old Chicago man is charged in a Sunday night stabbing on the South Side.
  • Police say the suspect was arrested minutes after a 40-year-old man was critically injured.
  • He is due in court on Wednesday.

CHICAGO A Chicago man is facing multiple felony charges after police say he stabbed another man Sunday night on the city’s South Side and was arrested minutes later.

What we know:

Nigel Burwell, 45, is charged with one felony count of attempted first-degree murder, one felony count of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and one felony count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

Police said the stabbing happened around 10:16 p.m. in the 8200 block of South Stony Island Avenue in the Avalon Park neighborhood.

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