Video shows CTA bus driver being attacked
The head of the Chicago Transit Authority drivers’ union said the attack was targeted, and is worried about safety for drivers going into the summer. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
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The head of the Chicago Transit Authority drivers’ union said the attack was targeted, and is worried about safety for drivers going into the summer. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The victim was pronounced dead on the scene, while the shooter escaped. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
Two cars entered the gas station together, and the driver of one car brandished a tire iron before the driver of the other shot him. CBS 2's Darius Johnson reports.
Surveillance video shows two cars pulling into the gas station at the same time. The victim wields a tire iron, while the suspect pulls a gun and shoots him. CBS 2's Darius Johnson reports.
The armed robbery at 79th Street and Jeffery Boulevard was one of several overnight Tuesday into Wednesday. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
The victims were at the bus stop when three people got out of a car and pointed guns at them – demanding that they empty their pockets and hang over their phones. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
The offending vehicle fled, while the victims' car hit a semi-trailer truck at 79th Street and Columbus Avenue.
The victims crashed into a truck after the shooting in the Wrightwood community, and one of them later died.
The victims were standing on the sidewalk when a white vehicle went by – and someone in the back seat shot them all.
The man was struck multiple times and was reported in critical condition.
No police officers were injured.
Police are investigating after a 15-year-old was shot at a gas station near the Dan Ryan Expressway – the very same place where we reported on a deadly hit-and-run on Monday. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray reports.
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The man was shot onboard a 79th Street bus near Kimbark Avenue.
Video showed the man being taken off the bus on a stretcher.
The Chicago Transit Authority said shots were fired outside the bus.
The man was shot during a quarrel on the sidewalk.
Two windows in the back of the bus were shattered by gunfire. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
The Chicago Transit Authority said shots were fired outside the bus. But video from the scene showed the bus was struck.
Illinois State Police confirmed the crash took place at 79th Street and involved another car. ISP said traffic is being diverted off at 79th Street.
After years of disinvestment, there are new and important resources coming to the Auburn Gresham neighborhood.
CBS 2's Irika Sargent is joined again by Carlos Nelson, chief executive officer of the Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation, to talk about the new Healthy Lifestyle Hub on 79th Street.
CBS 2's Irika Sargent breaks down the many services that will be available at the Healthy Lifestyle Hub in Auburn Gresham, which had its grand opening on Friday.
CBS 2's Irika Sargent is live at the new community center, which offers health care and numerous educational and vocational opportunities to the Auburn Gresham neighborhood.
Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation senior director Linda Johnson emphasizes the need for better health care in the community as she talks with CBS 2's Irika Sargent at the Healthy Lifestyle Hub's grand opening.
Police said that on April 2, the victim and suspect were involved in an argument when he allegedly pulled out a gun and shot the victim multiple times.
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A CTA bus was hijacked and the driver held at knifepoint and made to drive for miles overnight, Chicago police said.
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Police said that on April 2, the victim and suspect were involved in an argument when he allegedly pulled out a gun and shot the victim multiple times.
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