A popular Pilsen neighborhood bar in Chicago was a gruesome murder scene early Saturday, according to police, as a man was stabbed to death in the throat during a random attack.
The stabbing occurred shortly after 12:30 a.m. at Simone’s in the 900 block of West 18th street in Chicago's Lower West Side while it was crowded with customers, police said.
“It was pretty traumatizing what happened,” Simone’s owner Christopher Muscat said. “Our condolences go out to the deceased, who was a great man.”
The manager who was on staff at the time said the stabbing was a random and unprovoked attack on 43-year-old Rudy Aviña.
Aviña, who was one of Simone’s regular customers, was sitting at the bar when a man workers didn’t recognize walked up and slashed his throat in full view of other customers, according to the manager.
Police told bar management that jealousy was what prompted the random attack. No other details have been released as to what caused the jealous rage.
Aviña died of his stab wounds on the scene.
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“I just want everyone to know it wasn’t his fault,” said the victim’s pained daughter Mia Aviña. “He is my best friend and the best person I’ve ever met in my entire life. He’s my favorite person.”
A 29-year-old suspect was taken into custody after the stabbing, according to police. The suspect’s identity has not been released as charges are still pending.
