The Brief New court documents detail the moments leading up to the fatal stabbing of a 7-year-old girl on Chicago's South Side. Prosecutors allege 48-year-old Shavon Gayden first lunged at the girl's 17-year-old sister before grabbing the child and stabbing her. Gayden is charged with first-degree murder and was ordered detained pending her next court appearance on Oct. 26.



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New court documents detail the moments leading up to the fatal stabbing of a 7-year-old girl on Chicago's South Side.

New details in deadly stabbing

The backstory:

The stabbing happened around 11:55 a.m. in the 8600 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue.

According to Cook County court documents, the girl and her 17-year-old sister were on their way to a store and took a bus from their home to 86th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue.

After getting off the bus, the sisters began walking toward the store. At the same time, 48-year-old Shavon Gayden was inside a nearby business paying her cellphone bill, court records state.

Prosecutors allege Gayden became impatient and yelled at sales associates, demanding a refund and threatening to stab one of them in the neck.

The exchange was captured on surveillance video, and a witness told investigators they heard Gayden threaten multiple times to kill someone, according to court records.

Gayden was wearing a light-colored jacket over a black shirt with a large checkered diamond pattern and dark gray Calvin Klein sweatpants. She was initially wearing sandals but changed into white gym shoes while inside the store, placing the sandals in a cream-colored tote bag with pumpkin designs.

After changing her shoes, Gayden left the business and was captured on surveillance video walking south on Cottage Grove Avenue before stopping at 87th Street. She then turned around and walked north, passing the cellphone store again.

As Gayden walked north on Cottage Grove, the girl and her sister were walking south on the same side of the street, holding hands. The 7-year-old was walking closest to the c

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