South Side Man Charged in Elderly Woman’s Murder

Trae Chatmon was arrested after he was identified as the person who fatally stabbed an 89-year-old woman on October 26, 2015 at approximately 2:55 a.m on the 5100 block of S. Michigan Avenue. Chatmon forcefully gained access to the victim’s apartment and struck the victim in the head with an object and stabbed her multiple times. Chatmon then ransacked the victim’s apartment and set the residence ablaze before fleeing with several items of property. Chatmon was in custody at Cook County jail in a separate incident and was charged accordingly. No further information is available at this time.

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