Police Questioning Person Of Interest In Multiple Hammer Attacks On CTA Trains
CHICAGO (CBS)-- A person of interest has been arrested in a string of hammer attacks on the CTA.
A man was attacked on a CTA Red Line train Tuesday morning.
Police said the 50-year-old was sitting on the train when an unknown male offender struck him, at the Fullerton station in the 1200 block of North Clark Street around 5:11 a.m. Police said the weapon used was "possibly" a hammer.
The victim was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital where his condition was stabilized.
Police are questioning a person of interest. No charges have been filed. Police did not say if that person is possibly connected to the other attacks.
Great arrest by the Public Transportation Tact Team. Person of interest in custody in the hammer man case. Detectives conducting ongoing investigation. @ChicagoCAPS19 @cta pic.twitter.com/1gbSDmFzBo
— CPD_Transit (@CpdTransit) August 24, 2021
While police have not confirmed a connection between incidents, there have been several hammer attacks on CTA trains.
Last week, police issued a community alert saying an offender wanted for these incidents "utilizes a hammer" when attacking people on CTA Red and Green Line platforms and a CTA bus on Addison Street.
Past incidents have taken place at the following locations:
• 940 W. Addison Street-CTA Red Line Platform on August 18, 2021 at 2:07 A.M.
• 128 S. State Street-CTA Red Line Platform on August 13, 2021 at 12:00 A.M.
• 1600 W. Lake Street-CTA Green Line Platform on August 6, 2021 at 11:10 A.M.
• 3550 W. Addison Street-CTA Bus on July 21, 2021 at 3:27 P.M.