Man falls on knife, dies during fight with girlfriend in Englewood: police

A man died after falling on a knife during an argument Thursday in Englewood on the South Side, police said.

The 36-year-old was involved in a domestic dispute with his girlfriend in the 1900 block of West Marquette Road when she grabbed a knife, Chicago police said.

Harold W. Smith and the 30-year-old woman struggled over the knife at 1 a.m., when Smith fell on top of it and was punctured in the chest, police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

Smith was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead within the hour, authorities said.

The girlfriend was being questioned by Area South detectives but no charges were filed against her, police said. The investigation is ongoing.

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