Overview
- A physical fight near Michigan Avenue and East Lake Shore Drive ended when a woman allegedly pulled a sharp object and cut a man across the throat, leaving him with a deep laceration.
- The injured man was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition after the late-night attack.
- Officers reviewed nearby surveillance video and searched the scene but had not located or arrested the woman by late Saturday.
- Police described the suspect as White or Hispanic, about 5-foot-1 with brown hair pulled back with a bow, while witnesses gave conflicting accounts of what she was wearing.
- Investigators are continuing to seek witnesses and footage from the busy Magnificent Mile and Oak Street Beach area as they work to identify and find the suspect.