Man charged with murder in Back of the Yards stabbing

CHICAGO - A man has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of  a 61-year-old man Monday night in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.

Police officers responded to a report of a disturbance around 10:38 p.m. in the 1700 block of West 45th Street. They found a 61-year-old man who had apparently been stabbed in the chest, police said.

The victim was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. His identity has not yet been released by the Cook County medical examiner's office.

A witness told police the victim got into a fight with another man in the hallway of the apartment complex when the other man pulled out a sharp object and stabbed him.

Officers searched the area and found a suspect matching the witness' description. Rolando Morales was arrested and transported to Holy Cross Hospital.

Morales was charged with one felony count of first-degree murder and two counts of home invasion causing injury. He is scheduled to attend his detention hearing Thursday.