Transgender woman accused of killing man after separate feud over McDonald's bathroom use

A transgender woman accused of fatally stabbing a Chicago man 13 times after he allegedly mocked the suspect's gender left part of the knife embedded in his skull, according to reports.

Kelly Day, 32, was charged with first-degree murder in the Oct.

7 stabbing of Larry Young, 50, near a gas station on Chicago's South Side, the Chicago Police Department confirmed in a news release obtained by Fox News Digital.

The Chicago Tribune reported that the attack unfolded in front of Day's 7-year-old stepson following an argument over comments the victim allegedly made about Day's gender.

CHICAGO MAYOR RIDICULED FOR TOUTING TRANS VIOLENCE 'STATE OF EMERGENCY' AMID MURDER-PLAGUED JUNETEENTH WEEKEND During a detention hearing Saturday, prosecutors said surveillance video from the gas station showed Day stabbing the man 13 times in the head, neck and shoulders.

An autopsy later revealed that a portion of the knife blade had broken off inside the victim's skull, the Tribune reported.

The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office identified the victim as Young, a Chicago resident, and confirmed that he died at 7:26 p.m.

Oct.

7 from multiple sharp force injuries.

His death was ruled a homicide.

Day claimed self-defense, telling investigators that Young used a slur, threatened violence against Day and Day's wife, and made a gesture suggesting he had a gun , the Tribune reported.

BOSTON GLOBE OP-ED SAYS VIOLENCE AGAINST TRANSGENDER PEOPLE IS 'GOING DOWN' DESPITE ACTIVIST CLAIMS Prosecutors said Day, who was assigned male at birth and identifies as a woman, had been mocked earlier that day for using the women's restroom at a McDonald's, the Chicago Tribune reported.

Prosecutors said the earlier incident left Day frustrated, prompting a conversation with Day's wife about the ridicule.

FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X The victim, who reportedly did not know Day, approached the family as they walked along East 87th Street.