Crime & Safety

Skokie Stabbing Sends Man To Hospital; Person In Custody: Police

Criminal charges have not yet been filed in connection with Wednesday night's incident, according to police.

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Police said a person was being held pending charges in connection with a stabbing at a home on Kildare Avenue.
Police said a person was being held pending charges in connection with a stabbing at a home on Kildare Avenue. (Jonah Meadows/Patch)

SKOKIE, IL — Police said a person was being held in custody Thursday morning awaiting charges in connection with a stabbing in Skokie the night before.

Officers were dispatched to a home in the 7900 block of Kildare Avenue for a report of an injured man shortly after 9 p.m., according to police.

They found a 47-year-old man suffering from laceration wounds. He was rushed to a local hospital for treatment, and detectives interviewed several people about the incident before detaining someone suspected of involvement, police said.

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Skokie police said the person in custody knew the man who was found stabbed, and investigators believe Wednesday night's incident was an isolated one.

This is a developing story, more information will be added as it is received.

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