Three people were hospitalized after a sexual assault and stabbing broad daylight in Chicago’s Loop on Friday afternoon, authorities said.
Around 4 p.m.., a 24-year-old woman was walking on the sidewalk near North State Street and East Lake Street when she was sexually assaulted by a 31-year-old man, police said. The 31-year-old man then became involved in a physical altercation with a 25-year-old man.
A 36-year-old woman in the area then pulled out a knife and stabbed the 31-year-old man in the right eye and the 25-year-old man in the left wrist, police said.
Both men and the 36-year-old woman were transported by authorities to local hospitals. Authorities did not specify what happened to the 24-year-old woman.
Police could be seen investigating in the area, with crime scene tape stretched across North State Street.
No additional information was immediately available.
