CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man is in the hospital after he was stabbed in the neck on the Near North Side Sunday.
The 52-year-old victim was walking down the street in the 700-block of North Michigan Avenue when he was approached by someone asking him for his spare change. When the victim refused, the person then allegedly pulled out a sharp object and stabbed the victim in the throat area, according to police.
The victim was transported to Northwestern Hospital initially in good condition, officials said.
The victim and a witness were able to give police a description of the attacker, who was later located near Rush Street and Superior Avenue in the city's Gold Coast neighborhood and placed into custody.
Charges are pending.
Man stabbed in throat for refusing to give spare change on Near North Side; attacker in custody, police say
