7-year-old Chicago girl stabbed to death on sidewalk; bystanders detain woman accused of killing her

A 7-year-old girl was fatally stabbed on a Chicago sidewalk Saturday morning after a woman allegedly approached her and stabbed her multiple times in the back, according to police and local reports.The attack took place shortly before noon in the 8600 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue on the city's South Side. Police said the girl was walking outside when the woman approached her with a sharp object and attacked her.The child was rushed to Comer Children's Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The woman accused of stabbing her was detained by bystanders who witnessed the attack, police said.The suspect suffered injuries while being held by the bystanders and was taken to a hospital for treatment before being taken into police custody. Her identity and age had not been released in the latest reports.Motive remains unclearPolice have not publicly established why the girl was attacked. Reports have also differed over whether the woman knew the child, with a later NBC Chicago report saying police indicated that the two did not know each other, while other reports said their relationship remained unclear.Authorities have not announced formal charges against the woman. Chicago Police Department Area Two detectives are investigating the case.Surveillance footage captures aftermathSurveillance video obtained by NBC Chicago reportedly shows people rushing towards the scene after the stabbing, with some witnesses chasing and detaining the alleged attacker.The footage and witness accounts could help investigators reconstruct what happened before and after the stabbing. Police have not disclosed whether the surveillance video captured the stabbing itself.Authorities have also described the weapon only as a “sharp object” and have not publicly identified the specific weapon allegedly used in the attack.The investigation remains ongoing, with police yet to disclose a motive, the suspect's identity or the charges she may face.You use AI every day. Now get your AI Quotient. Take the AIQ test.