Calumet City woman charged with fatal stabbing of Kelvin Harper in his Washington Heights home

A south suburban woman has been charged with fatally stabbing Kelvin Harper Wednesday afternoon in his Washington Heights neighborhood home on the Far South Side.

Ramona Howard | Chicago Police

Ramona Howard | Chicago Police


Ramona Howard, 59, faces a charge of first-degree murder in the attack, which was believed to be domestic in nature, Chicago Police said.

Officers were called to an apartment about 2 p.m. Wednesday in the 800 block of West 103rd Street found the 63-year-old Harper unresponsive with multiple stab wounds, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Harper was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.

Howard, a Calumet City resident, was ordered held without bond on Saturday.

—Chicago Sun-Times Wire

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