Man critically wounded in West Side stabbing
A 51-year-old man is in critical condition after being stabbed in the neck Wednesday morning in Chicago's Austin neighborhood. The incident occurred during an argument with an acquaintance on South Mason Avenue. Police are searching for the suspect as Area 4 detectives investigate.
Police are looking for the assailant responsible for slicing the neck of a man Wednesday morning, critically injuring him during an argument in the city's Austin neighborhood. The man, 51, was outside in the 100 block of South Mason Avenue around 7:50 a.m. when he was approached by someone he knew, and an argument started, Chicago police said. The man was stabbed in his neck and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was in critical condition, police said. Area 4 detectives were…
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