Police Search For Assailant Who Robbed, Stabbed Man On Purple Line Train Downtown
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Police on Tuesday issued a community alert after a man was robbed and stabbed on a CTA Purple Line train downtown.
The robbery happened at 7:18 p.m. Monday on a Chicago Transit Authority Purple Line train headed toward the Adams-Wabash station.
Police said the assailant came up to the victim, displayed a knife, and demanded the victim's cellphone. The victim handed over his cellphone, and the suspect then demanded his passcode and stabbed him with a knife, police said.
Police released photos of the assailant approaching the suspect with a knife.
The assailant is described as African-American, between 30 and 40 years old, standing 5 feet 7 to 5 feet 9 inches tall with a medium complexion.
Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to call Mass Transit Detective Ray Verta at (312) 745-4443 or (773) 664-4880, or by email at Raymond.verta@chicagopolice.org. The reference number for the case is RD#JE-211014.