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Man Charged in Fatal Little Village Stabbing

Police say officers arrested 59-year-old David Wilcox at the scene after finding a 61-year-old woman fatally stabbed with a knife recovered.

Overview

  • Officers responded to a report of a person stabbed in the 2500 block of South Christiana Avenue and found a woman with multiple puncture wounds who was pronounced dead, police said Tuesday night.
  • Police arrested David Wilcox, 59, minutes after the attack and have charged him in the killing, with outlets reporting counts that include first-degree murder.
  • A police report says at least one steak knife was recovered and that the suspect attacked the woman before stabbing himself, and officers treated the man for lacerations at the scene.
  • The victim, described as a 61-year-old woman, had not been publicly identified in initial reports and no arraignment or further prosecutorial updates were available in the articles.
  • News coverage cites past court records about Wilcox dating to the 1980s and a 2016 public incident as background, and authorities are expected to release more case and court information as the investigation proceeds.