Man stabbed by woman after instructing her to wear mask in West Town convenience store

By Sun-Times Media Wire

Published October 14, 2021 8:42pm CDT

CHICAGO - A woman stabbed a man Thursday afternoon after he instructed her to put a mask on inside a West Town convenience store.

The woman entered the store in the 500 block of North Halsted Street about 12:35 p.m. without a mask, according to Chicago police.

A 48-year-old man told her to put a mask on and she pulled out a knife and stabbed him, police said.

He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition, police said.

Area Three detectives are investigating.