Chicago man charged in 2022 fatal stabbing after arrest in Hawaii

By Nic Flosi
Published October 12, 2026 9:42 AM CDT

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The Brief

    • Nasir Reed, 25, faces a first-degree murder charge in the 2022 stabbing death.
    • The 55-year-old victim was stabbed in the chest on the South Side on Dec. 31, 2022.
    • Reed was located in Hawaii and extradited to Chicago, police said.

CHICAGO - A Chicago man is facing a murder charge more than three years after a 55-year-old man was fatally stabbed on the city’s South Side.

Man charged in 2022 stabbing

The backstory:

Police said the victim was stabbed in the chest by an unknown offender in the 300 block of West 87th Street at about 4:20 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2022.

The 55-year-old man was taken to Christ Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. FOX Chicago was unable to obtain his identity from the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Nasir Reed, 25, was charged with one felony count of first-degree murder, according to police.

Nasir Reed | CPD

Police said Reed was located in Hawaii and extradited to Chicago. He was arrested Saturday in the 10000 block of West O’Hare Street at O'Hare International Airport.

What's next:

Reed is due in court Monday for a detention hearing.

The Source: The information in this story came from the Chicago Police Department.

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