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Girl, 16, Stabbed To Death During Fight In Washington Park

By Alex Nitkin | May 15, 2016 7:55am | Updated on May 15, 2016 11:12am
 De'Kayla Dansberry, 16, was stabbed to death in Washington Park Saturday evening, officials said.
De'Kayla Dansberry, 16, was stabbed to death in Washington Park Saturday evening, officials said.
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WASHINGTON PARK — A "large fight" in Washington Park led to a stabbing that left a 16-year-old girl dead, officials said.

The girl, identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office as De'Kayla Dansberry, was stabbed in her upper chest around 7:30 p.m. in the 6400 block of South King Drive, according to Officer Michelle Tannehill, a Chicago Police spokeswoman.

De'Kayla was brought to Stroger Hospital, police said, where she was pronounced dead.

No one is in custody, police said.

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