7-Year-Old Girl Stabbed to Death in Chicago’s Chatham Neighborhood

7-Year-Old Girl Killed in Chicago’s Chatham Neighborhood

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Girl Killed in Chicago

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Victim Identified

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On the Sidewalk

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A Woman Approached Her

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Emergency Response

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Bystanders Intervened

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Suspect in Custody

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Motive Unknown

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A Community in Grief

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Investigation Continues

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Our thoughts are with her family and the Chatham community.

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