Damani Chenier fatally stabbed during Hyde Park domestic dispute

Damani Chenier was stabbed to death during a domestic dispute in the Hyde Park neighborhood early Thursday.

Chenier, 23, was stabbed in the chest during the fight inside a home in the 5100 block of South Hyde Park Boulevard about 3:10 a.m. Thursday, authorities said.

Chenier, of the 10000 block of South Vernon Avenue, died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital about an hour later, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

A 21-year-old woman was taken into custody at the scene and charges were pending Thursday evening, police said.

Area Central detectives are investigating.

— Sun-Times Media Wire

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