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Chicago man charged in Northwest Side stabbing

By Will Hager
Published  October 7, 2025 8:39am CDT
Jefferson Park
FOX 32 Chicago

The Brief

    • A 38-year-old man was charged with attempted murder after a stabbing on Chicago’s Northwest Side. 
    • Police said Akif Mamedov stabbed a 45-year-old man Saturday afternoon on West Montrose Avenue. 
    • The victim was seriously injured, and Mamedov was arrested shortly after the attack.

CHICAGO - A Chicago man has been charged with attempted murder after a stabbing that seriously injured another man Saturday afternoon on the Northwest Side.

What we know:

Akif Mamedov, 38, was arrested around 4:15 p.m. in the 4800 block of West Montrose Avenue, where the attack occurred less than 30 minutes earlier, according to Chicago police. 

Officers said Mamedov was identified as the person who stabbed a 45-year-old man in the same block.

The victim suffered serious injuries, and Mamedov was taken into custody without incident, police said.

He was charged with one felony count of attempted first-degree murder and is scheduled to appear for a detention hearing Tuesday.

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

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