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Two Men Wounded in Separate South Side Stabbings Minutes Apart, Police Say
A 37-year-old man was stabbed in Roseland in what police describe as a domestic-related argument, and a 39-year-old man was found wounded in Princeton Park about five minutes later. Both are in fair condition, and no arrests have been announced.
Chicago police are investigating two stabbings that unfolded within minutes of each other early Saturday on the South Side, leaving two men hospitalized in fair condition and no suspects in custody.
The first attack was reported around 1:05 a.m. in the 11200 block of South Indiana Avenue in Roseland, according to police. A 37-year-old man told officers he was stabbed by a man he knew after an argument escalated into a physical fight. He suffered cuts to his face and was taken to Roseland Hospital, where he was listed in fair condition. The assailant fled before officers arrived.
Investigators described that incident as appearing to be domestic-related.
About five minutes later, at roughly 1:10 a.m., a 39-year-old man was found outside in the 0-100 block of West 95th Street in Princeton Park, police said. He had stab wounds to his arm and was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center, also in fair condition.
Area detectives are handling both cases. Police have not announced any arrests or identified a suspect in either stabbing, and it was not immediately clear whether the two incidents are connected.
The stabbings add to the violent-crime caseload that South Side residents and community groups have pressed city officials to address, particularly in Roseland, where residents have long called for more investment in violence-prevention programs and neighborhood services alongside traditional policing.
Anyone with information about either incident is urged to contact Chicago police or submit an anonymous tip through the department's tip lines.