Murder charge filed against Chicago man in NW Side stabbing

Irving Martinez-Hernandez | Chicago police

A Chicago man was charged in connection with a deadly stabbing Tuesday night in the Albany Park neighborhood.

The backstory:

The stabbing happened just before 8 p.m. in the 3500 block of West Sunnyside Avenue.

Irving Martinez-Hernandez, 30, allegedly stabbed 34-year-old Juan Carlos Tello-Suarez several times, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.

Tello-Suarez was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

Martinez-Hernandez was arrested shortly after the stabbing. He was charged with one felony count of first-degree murder.

Martinez-Hernandez has a detention hearing scheduled for Friday.

The Source: The information in this report came from the Chicago Police Department and the Cook County medical examiner's office.

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