in an area of heavy criminality and past knife attacks next to Harold Washington library in downtown Chicago … case may have links to a double-stabbing on Saturday, the beating of a black man and a woman who slashed tires back in August
CHICAGO — A 16-year-old girl was stabbed to death in the Loop on Tuesday night, the third stabbing this week that Chicago police believe is linked to a large group of people who regularly loiter near the Harold Washington Library, according to a law enforcement source.
There was an incident in the earlier that evening at 630 pm with a large disturbance on the El platform in the area, where a screaming woman was arrested by a large police response and where the homeless man was kicked in the face Monday, October 2, by what looked and sounded like migrants.
The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified the murdered teenager as Heaven Taylor of the 8200 block of South Drexel.
Police said the female assailant stabbed Taylor twice in the chest during a fight at 59 West Van Buren around 11:28 p.m.
While CPD said in a media statement that the attacker is unknown, a source offered conflicting information, saying she is well-known to officers in the Central (1st) Police District. She remains at large.
Shortly before the stabbing, workers at Taco Bell, 415 South Dearborn, called 911 to report up to a dozen people, some armed, pounding on the restaurant’s windows and threatening to attack an employee.
Officers responding to the Taco Bell call were flagged down by a witness to help Taylor.
The group that threatened the Taco Bell employees may be linked to the large group that beat and stabbed two people in the Loop on Saturday morning.
In a brief media statement over the weekend, CPD stated that the offenders stabbed a 29-year-old woman and a man of unknown age during an altercation in the 800 block of South Plymouth Court at around 4:11 a.m.
CPD says Heaven went downtown with some friends, she then got into an altercation with another female that turned physical, and the female offender pulled out a knife and stabbed her before she fled the scene. The family received video footage of this incident which CPD is now investigating.
CWBChicago reported on Saturday that officers at the scene said about eight people known to hang out near the Harold Washington Library and a nearby Red Line station are responsible for the attack, but no arrests had been made.
The woman was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where she underwent surgery for stab wounds on her head and neck. The nature of the man’s injuries is unknown, but CPD said both victims were in critical condition.
ChitownCrimechasers-CCC (Chicago Hood News)
On Tuesday Night, Oct. 3rd, around 11:28pm, 2023, Chicago Police responded to calls of a fight, and a person stabbed underneath the CTA Green line stop on Van Buren & Wabash.
When they arrived, they found Heaven on the ground with 2 stab wounds to the chest. She was rushed to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where she was pronounced 0-1-1-0 (Deceased)
No suspect are in custody as Area 3 Detectives are investigating and viewing nearby cameras in the area. Anyone with information on this homicide can go to CPDTIP.COM to remain anonymous, or contact Chicago Police 1st District (312)745-4290
This is not only a terrible tragedy to the family, but it’s also heartbreaking to our ChitownCrimeChasers team. Last year, we were live and covered a shooting in front of McDonald’s on 95th & Lafayette, that left a women and 2 males shot. That was Heaven’s own mother and 2 brothers, the older brother passed away from that shooting . https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid026sre1jGXvywGKGHf4XCcSxaxVEJvQEtvC6jahjWZHHahFCCmYw7y3kcxUZoQPEh2l&id=100090648101509
McDonald’s Corporation has closed that location down for good due to that shooting and many other.
Heaven leaves behind a 2yo son and a loving family. She was on the path of getting her education, focusing on her dreams, and planning for her upcoming birthday.
We send our sincere condolences to the family.
Please keep them lifted up in prayers as they now mourn the loss of another loved one in Jesus Name.
Saturday Stabbing (9/30/23)
Two victims were stabbed by an unknown group of offenders after a physical altercation. A 29-year-old female victim and a male victim were transported to Northwestern Hospital in Critical condition.
In a brief media statement over the weekend, CPD stated that two victims were stabbed by an unknown group of offenders after a physical altercation in the 800 block of South Plymouth Court at around 4:11 a.m.
A 29-year-old female victim and a male victim were transported to Northwestern Hospital in Critical condition.
CWBChicago reported on Saturday that officers at the scene said about eight people known to hang out near the Harold Washington Library and a nearby Red Line station are responsible for the attack, but no arrests had been made. Area Three Detectives Are Investigating. https://cwbchicago.com/2023/09/group-stabs-man-woman-in-the-loop-chicago-police.html
Female Slashing Tires and Throwing Bottles (8/25/23)
There was a bottle and knife fight on August 25, 2023 in this same exact area …
According to the source, there was recently a clash between migrants and some individuals in Downtown Chicago, they can be seen throwing bottles at each other, in the video one of the individual involved in the conflict seems to have been injured during the confrontation.
A woman can be seen slashing the tires a car with a knife https://www.facebook.com/SubX.News/videos/859341448887343/
Sources for Report
16-year-old fatally stabbed in Loop; case may have links to double-stabbing on Saturday October 4, 2023 8:55 AM @CWBChicago Loop
https://cwbchicago.com/2023/10/16-year-old-girl-fatally-stabbed-loop-chicago-police.html
TEEN GIRL KILLED!!!!!! ChitownCrimechasers-CCC (Chicago Hood News) Oct 4, 2023 https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid026sre1jGXvywGKGHf4XCcSxaxVEJvQEtvC6jahjWZHHahFCCmYw7y3kcxUZoQPEh2l&id=100090648101509
Assault Reported at Taco Bell 415 S Dearborn St Chicago 10:59:04 (10/3/23) … a 17 year old was stabbed to death a half hour after this incident at 11:31:31 … and there was an incident in the evening at 630 pm and there the homeless man who was kicked in the face yesterday https://x.com/SubxNews/status/1709471449205932471
Woman Fatally Stabbed 17-Year-Old Girl near 7-Eleven on Van Buren and S Dearborn … a female victim, 17 was in a physical altercation with an unknown female who produced a knife and stabbed the victim two times in the chest area before fleeing the scene. 11:31:31 (10/3/23) @CitizenApp
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=226824776781427
Female arrested appx 630 pm (10/3/23) @SubxNews
https://x.com/SubxNews/status/1709594764423680505
Chicago Migrant Violence and they filming for Social Media … intersection of Van Buren and Plymouth, a brawl resulted in a black man being knocked unconscious and left bloody right on the road (10/2/23) @ChicagoCritter
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=694079652648867
Assault Reported at Taco Bell .. Oct 3, 2023 10:59:05 PM CDT Police are responding to a report of an assault at a Taco Bell. A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 415 S Dearborn St. @CitizenApp
https://citizen.com/-NfsphcU8tqcRjwbW7-J
Group stabs man, woman in the Loop: Chicago police
September 30, 2023 9:39 AM Tim Hecke Loop @CWBChicago
https://cwbchicago.com/2023/09/group-stabs-man-woman-in-the-loop-chicago-police.html
Migrants Fighting Video from @ChicagoCritter
1:27 PM · Aug 25, 2023
https://twitter.com/ChicagoCritter/status/1695140834016927864?fbclid=IwAR3gykaVsyABdzse97A6JrJNi87RomFh30YlCTWzTR_pR186AdNKXuUuwKs
