Man critically injured in Loop stabbing

The man told officers he was in a large crowd when someone stabbed him in the left arm with a knife.

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A man was stabbed May 24, 2024 in the Loop.

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A 23-year-old man was critically injured in a stabbing Friday night in the Loop.

About 9:10 p.m., officers found him wounded in the 300 block of South Dearborn Street, Chicago police said.

The man told officers he was in a large crowd when someone stabbed him in the left arm with a knife. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition.

A knife was recovered near the scene, police said. No one was in custody.

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