A 32-year-old transgender woman identified as Kelly Day has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 50-year-old man, Larry Young, following a reported confrontation in Chicago.
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According to prosecutors, the incident occurred on October 7 on Chicago’s Far South Side after an argument reportedly broke out over comments about Day’s gender identity and her use of a female restroom at McDonald’s.
Day was reportedly with her partner and her seven-year-old stepson when the confrontation began. Assistant State’s Attorney Sara Grgurovic provided details of the incident during a Saturday hearing at Central Bond Court.
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According to prosecutors, Young approached Day on the street and made comments about her gender, triggering an argument between the pair. As tensions escalated, Day’s partner reportedly attempted to pull her away from the confrontation.
Authorities said Young pushed Day before walking away toward a nearby gas station across the street.
However, prosecutors told the court that Day later told her partner she did not want “bullies” to get away with making fun of her gender. She subsequently followed Young across the street, where the confrontation reportedly resumed.
Surveillance footage reportedly showed Day holding a knife above Young while he was lying on the ground before stabbing him 13 times in the head, neck and upper shoulders, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Following the incident, Day allegedly called 911 and reported that she had been injured while defending herself from a “pervert.” Prosecutors said she then threw away the knife and left the scene.
Police later recovered the weapon, which was found with part of its blade missing.
During a subsequent 911 call, Day reportedly gave a different account of how she sustained her injury, claiming she had cut herself while cooking. Authorities later arrested her at a city hospital, where she had sought treatment for a cut to her finger, Grgurovic told the court.
Following her arrest, Day reportedly told investigators that Young had directed a gay slur at her, made a gun gesture and threatened to have someone beat her up.
An autopsy determined that Young died from multiple sharp-force injuries. Prosecutors and the Cook County medical examiner’s office also reported that the tip of the metal knife was later recovered from his skull.