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Shavon Gayden, 48, was charged with first-degree murder after allegedly stabbing seven-year-old Eddimar Hernandez-Chacon in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Saturday. The attack occurred around noon when Eddimar and her older sister were walking down a busy street; bystanders caught and restrained Gayden until police arrived. While the motive remains unclear, local media reported that Gayden’s criminal history includes other unprovoked attacks. A court hearing for Gayden was scheduled but postponed due to her hospitalization.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-05,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Saturday, a seven-year-old girl named Edimari Hernandez Chacon was fatally stabbed by an unknown woman while walking down Cottage Grove Avenue in the Chatham neighborhood of Chicago. The attack occurred around noon and was witnessed by several bystanders who rushed to detain the suspect until police arrived. Emergency responders transported Edimari to Comer Children's Hospital, where she later died. Surveillance footage showed the girl walking with her older sister moments before the incident.
The 48-year-old assailant, identified as Shavon Gayden, was hospitalized for non-life-threatening injuries sustained during her apprehension and is now charged with first-degree murder. Her criminal history includes previous arrests for domestic battery and assault of a transit employee. The motive behind the stabbing remains unclear. Community members expressed shock and outrage over the incident, highlighting the tragic randomness of the attack.
Written for “Chicago Girl Stabbed To Death” on 2026-10-05,
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A woman has been charged with murder after allegedly stabbing a seven-year-old girl, with police describing it as an unprovoked attack on a sidewalk in Chicago.
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Shavon Gayden, 48, has been charged with one count of first-degree murder, Chicago police said in a statement on Sunday.
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The killing happened just before noon on Saturday in the Chatham neighborhood.
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killing → happen → neighborhood
The victim has been identified by local media and the medical examiner’s office as Eddimar Hernandez-Chacon.
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Police and prosecutors have said the girl was walking with her 17-year-old sister when Gayden allegedly grabbed the younger child and fatally stabbed her on a busy thoroughfare, the Chicago Tribune reported.
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Bystanders chased after Gayden and held her, according to police, who arrested her on the scene.
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A spokesperson for the Cook county state’s attorney, which is prosecuting the case, said in an email that Gayden was supposed to appear in court on Monday, but remained hospitalized.
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A new hearing has been scheduled for Wednesday.
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Eddimar was pronounced dead at Comer children’s hospital.
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A security photo from a nearby business showed the girl walking hand in hand with an older female when she was attacked, WLS-TV reported.
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It was not immediately clear if there was any relationship between the attacker and the girl.
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Police have not commented on a possible motive for the stabbing and declined Sunday to provide further details.
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The Chicago Sun-Times reported that an initial police report described the attack as “unprovoked”.
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The newspaper reported that Gayden’s criminal history included reports of other seemingly random attacks, including striking a Chicago Transit Authority employee – a charge for which she pleaded guilty and received two years of probation.
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Attempts to reach members of Gayden’s family by phone were unsuccessful, the AP reported.
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Matthew Hendrickson, press secretary for the Cook county public defender, said that the office was assigned to Gayden at a hearing Monday but declined to comment further.
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In a GoFundMe post to raise funds for a funeral, the girl’s uncle, Richard Hernandez Chacon, wrote that Eddimar’s “passing leaves an indescribable void and profound grief in all of us who loved her”.
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The AP’s messages left with Hernandez-Chacon and another person believed to be a family member were not immediately returned.
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messages → leave → Chacon
ABC7, a local station, reported on Monday that the mother of Gayden, who requested anonymity, apologized for the stabbing and said she had struggled to get mental health treatment for her daughter.
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she → report → daughter
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