Elderly man fatally stabs himself after allegedly attacking woman

A 77-year-old man allegedly cut his own throat after attacking a woman overnight on the South Side in the Wrightwood neighborhood, Chicago police said.

About 11:40 p.m., officers responded to the 3100 block of West 84th Place and found a woman, 69, with lacerations to the throat and hands. She told police she was attacked by a man she knew inside of the residence, police said. Additional officers responded to the 3100 block of 83rd Street for a call of a battery, and found a 77-year-old man with lacerations to the throat. Officers rendered medical help and the man was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where he was pronounced dead.

Police said the wounds on the man appeared to be self inflicted. The woman also was taken to the same hospital where she was listed in good condition, police said.Governor to dispatch 750 National Guard troops to NYC subways following spate of violence

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