Jun 20, 2008 6:02 pm US/Central
Fatal SW Side Stabbing Called Self-Defense
CHICAGO (STNG) ―
Police released a woman in custody for a fatal Southwest Side stabbing after the Cook County State's Attorney's office rejected charges, claiming the stabbing was in self-defense.
About 1:10 p.m. Thursday, police responded to West 64th Street and South Rockwell Avenue for a domestic disturbance, according to News Affairs Officer JoAnn Taylor.
A man was stabbed and initially taken to Holy Cross Hospital in critical condition, Taylor said. He later died.
Ronald Grant, 29, was stabbed at 6400 S. Rockwell and pronounced dead at 1:55 p.m. at Holy Cross Hospital, the Cook County Medical Examiner's office said.
An autopsy Friday revealed Grant died from a stab wound to the abdomen, the medical examiner's office said. His death was ruled a homicide.
A verbal argument between Grant and the woman turned physical, and Grant was stabbed, Taylor said.
Police did not know whether the woman was Grant's girlfriend, but said their relationship qualified as being domestic.
The woman was taken into custody following the stabbing, but the state's attorney's office rejected charges, according to Taylor, who said the state felt the stabbing was in self-defense.
(Source: Sun-Times News Group Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2008. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
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