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Man stabbed on CTA Red Line train in Englewood

CHICAGO (CBS)-- A man was stabbed on a CTA Red Line train in Englewood overnight. 

Police said the stabbing took place on a train near 63rd Street around 11 p.m. Police said a 21-year-old man was riding the train when someone approached with a knife and stabbed him in the left arm. 

He was taken to a local hospital and is expected to recover. 

Earlier in the day, CBS 2 reported a man was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon at the entrance of a Red Line station in Chatham

These incidents are part of a violent trend. 

CBS 2 has been tracking violence on the CTA since 2015 through June 8 of this year. Numbers for 2022 incidents are already approaching 400.

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