Overview
- Chicago police found a woman unresponsive with a stab wound to the neck in an apartment on the 4800 block of North Avers Avenue early Sunday and she was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Officers arrested 31-year-old Ankur Patel about nine hours later while he was going through security at O'Hare International Airport, according to police.
- Patel has been charged with first-degree murder and is scheduled for a detention hearing in Cook County court on Tuesday.
- Officials have not publicly released the victim's name while next of kin are notified, though some outlets report the victim was 32 years old.
- Investigators and local officials are treating the case as an active homicide probe and are asking the public for tips as they process the scene and build their case.