Chicago police say charges are pending in fatal Loop stabbing

Girl, 16, stabbed to death during fight in Loop

A 16-year-old girl was stabbed to death during a fight late Tuesday in the Loop.

CHICAGO - Chicago police say charges are still pending after a 16-year-old girl was fatally stabbed in the Loop this week. 

An 18-year-old woman from Oak Lawn was arrested Wednesday in connection to a deadly stabbing Tuesday night at about 11:30 p.m.

The Cook County medical examiner's office identified the victim as Heaven D. Taylor. 

Taylor and the offender were in a fight in the first block of West Van Buren Street when the offender pulled a knife and stabbed the victim twice in the chest. 

Responding officers spoke to a relative of Taylor who provided a video of the attack. It was not clear who filmed it, police said.

She was transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where she was pronounced dead at 12:05 a.m.

There have been no formal charges filed. 

No additional information is available at this time. 

Editors Note: Chicago police initially released a report that charges had been filed, but later clarified that charges remain pending.