Man stabbed wife to death in street then killed himself while toddler was home, cops say
Police in Illinois are investigating what they are calling a murder-suicide that left a man and woman dead.
Around 11:10 a.m., May 11, officers were called to a Joliet neighborhood for a report of a woman being stabbed in the street, according to a May 11 Facebook post by the Joliet Police Department.
When officers arrived, they found the 35-year-old woman lying in the street. She had been stabbed multiple times in the chest, police said.
In a nearby driveway, officers found the woman’s 32-year-old estranged husband lying with self-inflicted injuries.
Both were taken to a hospital where they were pronounced dead.
Police say the incident started when the man went to the woman’s home and a disturbance occurred. The woman ran from the home, and the man chased after her with a kitchen knife. When he caught up to her in the street, he began to stab her.
At the time of the stabbing, the couple’s 3-year-old child was at the home, according to police. The child was not injured.
The man and woman were in the process of getting a divorce, police said. Officials have not released the identities of the victims.
Joliet is a 45-mile drive southwest of Chicago.
This story was originally published May 12, 2024 at 11:15 AM with the headline "Man stabbed wife to death in street then killed himself while toddler was home, cops say."
