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Update: 11-year-old boy killed, woman critically wounded in Edgewater, police say

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CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - A 11-year-old boy was killed, and a woman is in critical condition following a domestic-related attack on the North Side.

Ald. Andre Vazquez (40th) said the incident occurred at around 8 a.m. Wednesday morning in the 5900 block of N. Ravenswood Ave.


In an apparent domestic violence incident, police said the woman was stabbed multiple times and the boy suffered an injury to his chest.

According to the Chicago Fire Department, the victims were transported to Ascension St. Francis Hospital. The boy was sent to the Evanston hospital in traumatic arrest. He later died.

CPD said the women, who is 33 years old, is in critical condition.

One person has been arrested over the deadly attack, police said.

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