Crime & Safety

Blood Left on Sidewalk of Elementary School After Stabbing

Witness claims to have seen someone get stabbed in broad daylight Monday afternoon outside Nettelhorst Elementary School.

CHICAGO, IL - Blood on the sidewalk remained Tuesday, one day after a stabbing took place in the heart of the North Side’s Boystown neighborhood a day before.

A victim told Crime in Wrigleyville and Boystown Tuesday she witnessed the attack outside of Nettelhorst Elementary School at 3252 N. Broadway in Lake View.

“I thought it was just a fight with the girl crying on a bench,” the female witness said “I went back this morning after reading your story and I realized there was blood all over by the bench where the girl slouched down.”

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Crime in Wrigleyville and Boystown also listed a series of incidents that occurred before the stabbing could be related to the crime.

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