Gustavo Soto (Chicago Police Department)
CHICAGO - A 46-year-old Chicago man, Gustavo Soto, is facing charges after a woman was stabbed and killed in Chicago.
Arrest and charge details from police
What we know:
Officers arrested 46-year-old Gustavo Soto at 1:19 a.m. Friday, Oct. 9, in the 5600 block of South St. Louis Avenue. Police say Soto lives in the 3400 block of West 59th Place.
What police say happened
What they're saying:
According to police, Soto was identified as the person who fatally stabbed a 48-year-old woman three hours before his arrest. The stabbing happened, according to police, in the 3400 block of West 59th Place in the 8th District.
Soto was taken into custody and charged with one felony count of first-degree murder. His detention hearing is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 11, at 2600 South California. Police said no additional information was available.
Details still developing
What we don't know:
Police did not share more about how they identified Soto or what led up to the stabbing.
The case is still developing, and police have not released the victim's name or any more details about the investigation.
Police have not shared the victim's name, what led up to the stabbing, or how they identified Soto as the suspect.
The Source: This story uses information from a Chicago Police Department news release.