Man fatally stabbed in Englewood apartment

Darius Vaughn was fighting with a 61-year-old man about 12:45 a.m. in an apartment in the 6200 block of South Laflin Street, authorities said.

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A 30-year-old man was stabbed to death early Friday during a fight in an Englewood home.

He was fighting with a 61-year-old man about 12:45 a.m. in an apartment in the 6200 block of South Laflin Street, Chicago police said.

The older man then stabbed the younger man in the back multiple times, according to police. The 30-year-old was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center and pronounced dead.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified him as Darius Vaughn, a resident of East Chatham.

The 61-year-old man was taken into custody, police said.

Area One detectives are investigating.

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