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Elderly Woman Slain, Teenager Stabbed In Bronzeville

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A suspect was in custody Friday afternoon, after an elderly woman was shot and killed, and a teenager was critically injured in a stabbing in the Bronzeville neighborhood.

Police said, shortly after 11 a.m., an elderly woman died from a gunshot wound in the 100 block of East 37th Place. The victim's age was not given.

An 18-year-old woman also was stabbed several times, and was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

A 31-year-old man was arrested. Area Central detectives were investigating.

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