Man With Machete Who Attacked Woman In Humboldt Park May Target Others

By Gwendolyn Purdom in News on Jul 25, 2016 3:00PM

In a development that sounds like something out of a horror movie, Chicago Police issued an alert Sunday warning that a machete-wielding man seriously injured a woman in Humboldt Park early Sunday morning. The man, described as a white Hispanic in his late 30s to early 50s, attacked the woman in the 1600 block of North Springfield Avenue after the two spoke and the woman entered the man's car, according to police.

The alert kept things vague but pointed, saying the woman who was attacked was "engaging in high risk activities" when she encountered the assailant and that he might be targeting others engaging in similar behavior. According to the report, the attack took place in the attacker's car and then continued on the street after the woman was able to break free and flee on foot. The attacker reportedly caught up to her and cut her several times around her head and body. He then got back into his green minivan and drove away from the scene.

This is apparently not the first machete attack in the Humboldt Park area in recent years. In a seemingly unrelated incident in 2014, a cyclist reported being attacked by two teenage assailants with a machete on the 2500 block of West Potomac Avenue.

Police are asking anyone with information about Sunday's attack to contact them at 312-744-8261.