ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — An 18-year-old woman is being charged with the stabbing murder of a 14-year-old girl in Rock Island Wednesday night.
The Rock Island Police Department said a 14-year-old girl was stabbed in the 1200 block of 11th Street just after 8:15 p.m. Wednesday. Officers gave first-aid before an ambulance took her to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The girl was then taken to University of Iowa Hospitals where she died from her injuries. She has been identified as Lyric D. Stewart, from Rock Island.
Jimena Jinez, 18, from Rock Island, was arrested early Thursday, Dec. 31 in rural Rock Island County.
Jinez is being charged with first degree murder and is being held in Rock Island County Jail on $1.5 million bond.
An investigation is ongoing. Rock Island police ask those with any information about this case to contact the department at 309-732-2677 or Crime Stoppers of the Quad Cities at 309-762-9500.