A person was killed and two different folks have been injured Monday in a taking pictures at a CTA subway station within the Loop.
The taking pictures occurred simply after 2 a.m. within the tunnel connecting the Jackson Blue Line and Red Line stations within the 200 block of South Dearborn Street, in keeping with Chicago police.
One man was shot within the stomach and chest and pronounced lifeless on the scene, police mentioned. The different was hit within the head and arm and brought to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in vital situation.
Chicago Fire Department officers mentioned each males are of their 20s.
The Cook County health worker’s workplace has not launched particulars in regards to the fatality.
A 19-year-old girl was additionally shot within the decrease bottom and brought to a hospital in good situation, police mentioned. Investigators assume she was with the boys however was not an meant goal.
The male suspect ran away after the taking pictures, police mentioned. No arrests have been made.
Red and Blue line trains are bypassing the Jackson stations Monday morning as police examine, in keeping with CTA service alerts.
The assault comes almost two weeks after one other man was shot on a Blue Line prepare Feb. 5 on the UIC-Halsted station. Parolee Patrick Waldon stays held with out bail on prices of aggravated battery, armed theft and being an armed routine legal in reference to that taking pictures.
A musician was additionally stabbed the day earlier than that on the platform on the Jackson Red Line station. Barbara Johnson, 38, was charged within the assault and likewise ordered held with out bail.
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