A woman was fatally stabbed by a man in Logan Square Wednesday night, according to Chicago police.

Vanessa Hernandez, 55, was in a physical altercation with a man in an apartment in the 2800 block of North Woodard Avenue about 4:15 p.m. when the man stabbed her in the face and neck, police said.

Hernandez was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital where she was pronounced at 5:29 p.m., police said.

The attacker fled in a Chevrolet Malibu with Colorado license plates but was taken into custody in the 2200 block of South DuSable Lake Shore Drive, according to a police report obtained by the Sun-Times.

No charges have been announced.

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