Three people are in custody after a man was stabbed to death Wednesday evening at Hawthorne Race Course.
Officers responded to the stabbing about 6 p.m. at the southwest suburban race course’s stable area and found a 33-year-old man with multiple stab wounds, according to Stickney police. The area is not open to the public.
According to a statement from Hawthorne, the fight was between two employees of trainers stabled on the backstretch.
He was taken to MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn, where he was pronounced dead, police said. His name has not yet been released.
Three people were in custody as of Thursday morning. Stickney police are investigating along with the Major Case Assistance Team. Anyone with information is asked to call police at (708) 788-2131.
The track opened for training Thursday morning as usual and living racing will continue as scheduled, according to Hawthorne’s statement.
