Man sought for attacking CTA rider with knife at 35th Street Green Line station

Chicago police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect accused of injuring a CTA rider with a knife in Bronzeville early Saturday morning.

It happened shortly after 5 a.m. at the Bronzeville-IIT Green Line station in the 0-100 block of East 35th Street.

CPD says the suspect approached the victim on the platform and injured the victim unprovoked before fleeing.

The suspect was caught on surveillance camera and was described as an African American man who appeared to have been wearing a green shirt, gray pants, black shoes, and a backpack.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Public Transportation Detectives at 312-745-4447 or submit an anonymous tip at CPDTIP.com and use reference No. JK337838.