1 dead, 1 critically wounded in Far South Side stabbing; 1 in custody

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A person was taken into custody in connection with a stabbing Tuesday that left a man dead and another critically wounded in the Riverdale neighborhood on the Far South Side.

Someone called police shortly after 6 p.m. to report a stabbing victim inside a building in the 200 block of East 135th Place, according to Chicago police.

Officers found 44-year-old Marvin Mayweather dead on the floor with multiple stab wounds, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. He lived in the same neighborhood.

Another man, 36, was also found with multiple stab wounds, police said. He was taken in critical condition to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.

One person was taken into custody and charges were pending Wednesday afternoon, police said. Area South detectives were conducting a homicide investigation.

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