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Woman charged with first-degree murder in fatal stabbing of 7-year-old girl in Chicago

Headline from WTOP Washington DC

CHICAGO (AP) — A woman has been charged with murder for allegedly stabbing to death a 7-year-old girl who was walking along a sidewalk in a Chicago neighborhood, police said. Shavon Gayden, 48, was charged with one felony count of first-degree murder in connection with the death, Chicago police said…

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49 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC Chicago

    Woman taken into custody after girl, 7, fatally stabbed in Chatham (opens NBC Chicago)

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    A woman was taken into police custody after allegedly stabbing a 7-year-old girl to death in the Chatham neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side, police said. The stabbing was reported around 11:55 a.m. on Saturday along South Cottage Grove Avenue near East 86th Street.

  2. NBC Chicago

    Video shows witnesses rush to help 7-year-old stabbed to death on Chicago sidewalk (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Surveillance video captured the aftermath of a broad daylight stabbing on a Chicago sidewalk that left a 7-year-old girl dead on Saturday morning. Witnesses can be seen rushing over to what is assumed to be the area where the young girl was stabbed several times by a woman who is now in custody in t…

  3. NBC Chicago

    Girl, 7, stabbed to death on Chicago sidewalk identified by authorities (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Authorities identified the 7-year-old girl who died after she was stabbed several times while walking on a sidewalk in Chicago on Saturday. Cook County Medical Examiner identified the victim as Edi Mari Hernandez Chacon hours after she was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

  4. Independent Journal Review

    Shavon Gayden Charged in Fatal Stabbing of Chicago Girl (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    A 7-year-old girl was fatally stabbed by a woman while walking in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood. Bystanders detained the suspect, who was injured and taken into police custody; police have not disclosed a motive or whether she knew the child.

  5. WGN Chicago

    7-year-old girl stabbed to death on Chicago's South Side; woman in custody (opens WGN Chicago)

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    A 7-year-old girl was stabbed to death on Chicago’s South Side Saturday, police said.

  6. Sun Times

    Woman in custody after girl, 7, fatally stabbed in Chatham (opens Sun Times)

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    A 7-year-old girl died after being stabbed in the Chatham neighborhood Saturday, police said. The girl was walking outside in the 8600 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue just before noon when a woman approached her and stabbed her multiple times in the back, according to Chicago police.

  7. Fox32 Chicago

    7-year-old stabbed to death on Chicago’s South Side: Police (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    A woman is in custody after a 7-year-old girl was fatally stabbed Saturday on the South Side, according to Chicago police. Police say the girl was walking in the 8600 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue around 11:55 a.m.

  8. NBC Chicago

    Family mourns 7-year-old girl killed in East Chatham stabbing (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Grieving family members gathered at a vigil to remember a 7-year-old girl who was fatally stabbed in what was believed to be a random attack in Chicago’s East Chatham neighborhood. The incident was reported at around 11:55 a.m. on Saturday along South Cottage Grove Avenue near East 86th Street.

  9. NBC Chicago

    Woman charged with first-degree murder after 7-year-old girl killed in stabbing (opens NBC Chicago)

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    A Chicago woman was charged with first-degree murder after a 7-year-old girl was fatally stabbed in the city’s East Chatham neighborhood, authorities said. Shavon Gayden, 48, was taken into custody minutes after the stabbing occurred late Saturday morning along South Cottage Grove Avenue near East 8…

  10. New York Post

    7-year-old Chicago girl stabbed to death in the street by unhinged stranger (opens New York Post)

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    Brave bystanders detained the female suspect until police arrived to bring her into custody.

  11. Breitbart News

    Murder City: Seven-Year-Old Chicago Girl Allegedly Stabbed to Death by 'Stranger' While Walking Down Sidewalk (opens Breitbart News)

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    Authorities are trying to determine what prompted an apparent stranger to allegedly stab to death a seven-year-old girl on a Chicago sidewalk on Saturday.

  12. Newsweek

    Chicago Mayor 'Heartbroken' Over Deadly Stabbing of 7-Year-Old Girl (opens Newsweek)

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    The death of a young child in what police described as an apparently unprovoked daytime attack has shocked Chicago.

  13. ABC 7 Chicago

    Vigil honors 7-year-old girl stabbed to death in Chatham; woman in custody, Chicago police say (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    A vigil was held Sunday to honor a little girl who was stabbed to death Saturday on Chicago's South Side. Family and community members gathered where the attack happened.

  14. KAAL Rochester

    Police say woman fatally stabbed 7-year-old girl walking in Chicago (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    Police say a 7-year-old girl was fatally stabbed while walking in front of businesses in a Chicago neighborhood, and people nearby detained the woman who attacked her. Police say the girl was walking in the Chatham neighborhood Saturday morning when a woman approached her with a sharp object and rep…

  15. Sun Times

    Vigil held for 7-year-old girl killed in Chatham stabbing (opens Sun Times)

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    A vigil was held Sunday afternoon in Chatham to honor a young girl who was stabbed to death Saturday. Family friends and community members gathered in the 8600 block of south Cottage Grove Avenue where 7-year-old Edi Mari Hernandez Chacon was killed.

  16. NBC Chicago

    New details reveal moments leading up to 7-year-old's stabbing on Chicago street (opens NBC Chicago)

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    New details were revealed in court Monday on what happened when a woman fatally stabbed a 7-year-old girl she didn’t know while walking on a street on Chicago’s South Side over the weekend. According to prosecutors, Eddimar Paola Hernández Chacón was walking just before noon Saturday down an East Ch…

  17. NBC Chicago

    Chicago woman charged in fatal stabbing of 7-year-old in broad daylight to appear in court (opens NBC Chicago)

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    More details could be revealed Monday as the Chicago woman charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of a 7-year-old girl in the city’s East Chatham neighborhood makes her first court appearance.

  18. ABC 7 New York

    7-year-old girl dies after being stabbed multiple times in Chicago, police say (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    A 7-year-old girl was fatally stabbed on a sidewalk in a shopping district of Chicago over the weekend by an unidentified woman, according to police.

  19. Fox32 Chicago

    Chicago woman charged with first-degree murder in stabbing death of 7-year-old girl (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    A Chicago woman is charged with first-degree murder after police say a 7-year-old girl was fatally stabbed Saturday morning on the South Side. Apparent random attack First-degree murder charges were approved for 48-year-old Shavon Gayden, who is accused in the girl’s death.

  20. KYMA Yuma

    7-year-old girl stabbed to death on Chicago sidewalk (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    A 7-year-old girl was stabbed multiple times while walking on a Chicago sidewalk on Saturday.

  21. KYMA Yuma

    Seven-year-old girl stabbed to death on Chicago sidewalk (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    A 7-year-old girl was stabbed multiple times while walking on a Chicago sidewalk on Saturday.

  22. WTOP Washington DC

    Woman charged with first-degree murder in fatal stabbing of 7-year-old girl in Chicago (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    CHICAGO (AP) — A woman has been charged with murder for allegedly stabbing to death a 7-year-old girl who was walking along a sidewalk in a Chicago neighborhood, police said. Shavon Gayden, 48, was charged with one felony count of first-degree murder in connection with the death, Chicago police said…

  23. The Guardian

    Woman charged with murder after stabbing seven-year-old girl in Chicago (opens The Guardian)

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    Shavdon Gayden killed Eddimar Hernandez-Chacon in broad daylight while walking with her older sister A woman has been charged with murder after allegedly stabbing a seven-year-old girl, with police describing it as an unprovoked attack on a sidewalk in Chicago.

  24. HuffPost

    Chicago Woman Accused Of Fatally Stabbing 7-Year-Old Girl (opens HuffPost)

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    Shavon Gayden, 48, has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of a 7-year-old girl.

  25. ABC 7 New York

    7-year-old stabbed in Chicago: Mom of Shavon Gayden, charged in Chicago stabbing death of Eddimar Paola Hernandez, apologizes (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    Gayden's mother, who asked not to be identified, apologized to Hernandez's family and said her daughter had struggled with mental health issues for years.

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