Man charged with attempted murder after elderly woman stabbed near Union Station

CHICAGO – A California man has been arrested in connection with a stabbing near Union Station that left an elderly woman in critical condition.

Wilson Barreno, 25, is charged with the following charges, according to Chicago police:

• One count of attempted first degree murder

• One count of Aggravated Battery/Serious Bodily Injury/60+

• One count of aggravated battery/use of a deadly weapon

He was arrested shortly after the stabbing, shortly before 2 p.m. Wednesday, in the 500 block of W. Tilden Street, after being identified as the suspect, CPD said.

The assault occurred around 1:30 p.m. and the victim, a 71-year-old woman, was near the sidewalk when Barreno confronted her and stabbed her several times with a sharp object, police said.

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At last check, the woman is still in critical condition.

Barreno is scheduled to appear in court for a detention hearing on June 7.