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Search on for assailant who attacked man on CTA train on Chicago's Near West Side

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Police on Tuesday released surveillance images of a man wanted for beating up a passenger on a CTA Pink Line train.

The beating happened around 11:14 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, at the Polk Street station on the Chicago Transit Authority line, in the Illinois Medical District on the Near West Side.

Police said the attacker came up to a passenger on the train and punched him in the face, and then went on kicking and punching the victim – causing serious injuries.

The attacker is described as a Hispanic male between the ages of 25 and 35, standing 5 feet 11 to 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighing 200 to 250 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black T-shirt, black pants, and black boots, and had multiple tattoos on his left arm, elbow, and lower forearm, and right arm and inner forearm.

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Chicago Police

Anyone with information is asked to call Belmont Area detectives at 312-744-8261. Anonymous tips can be submitted to CPDTIP.com.

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