A man is in critical condition after a woman slashed his neck during a fight near the Magnificent Mile and Oak Street Beach on Saturday night, according to Chicago police.
The man, believed to be in his early to mid-40s, was involved in a physical altercation with a woman near Michigan Avenue and East Lake Shore Drive at approximately 9:35 p.m., police reported. During the confrontation, the woman brandished a sharp object and inflicted a severe cut across his throat, as described by an officer on the scene. The injured man was transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he remains in critical condition.
Witnesses recounted to police that they saw the woman flee towards a nearby gazebo. Despite a search of the area and a review of surveillance footage, officers were unable to locate her.
The woman is described by police as White or Hispanic, approximately 5-foot-1, with brown hair styled back with a bow. Witnesses offered differing accounts of her attire. As of late Saturday night, she had not been apprehended.
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