Questions about gun detection tech after woman is shot dead at CTA stop
The woman was shot and killed Tuesday night following a quarrel at the 69th Street Chicago Transit Authority Red Line stop. Tara Molina reports.
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The woman was shot and killed Tuesday night following a quarrel at the 69th Street Chicago Transit Authority Red Line stop. Tara Molina reports.
The stabbing happened about 10 minutes after a woman was shot and killed at the Red Line stop at 69th Street on the South Side.
The robber took the victim's belongings and ran off the train when it arrived at the Cicero Avenue station, police said.
Trains are currently operating only between Howard and Garfield.
Police said he was hit by the arriving train and later died at Stroger Hospital.
The robbery happened around 8 p.m. on Feb. 12 in the 4600 block of North Broadway in the Uptown neighborhood.
The teen was arrested on Wednesday in the 11300 block of South Normal Avenue and charged with three felony counts of aggravated robbery with an indication of a firearm.
The service will be such that commuters can catch a bus in 10 minutes or less.
The CTA announced Sunday that it is adding service to eight bus routes this month.
The robbery happened at 6:14 a.m. on a train at the Fullerton station.
Police said the 45-year-old victim was on a train at the Fullerton stop when he was approached by several people who struck him several times, and then took his personal property. The robbers ran from the scene.
Janet Martin has been with the agency for 32 years, 25 of which as a customer service representative at the Armitage Brown Line Station.
Neighbors in Lincoln Park came together to throw Martin a party and to say thanks.
The 17-year-old boy was charged with four felony counts of robbery and three felony counts of aggravated battery to a transit employee/passenger. He also received an additional aggravated battery charge, causing great bodily harm.
Police said they don't have a lot of info on the shooting as the victims are not cooperating.
Police were out in force at the Sox-35th Street station Thursday night.
CTA leaders are renewing their push for a dedicated police force to patrol the transit system.
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Police said a 30-year-old man was on the sidewalk in the 700 block of South Cicero Avenue around 10:40 a.m., when someone in a black Nissan pulled up and started shooting.
Police dispatch audio suggests it may have been a targeted attack, where shots were fired from a black sedan that pulled up on the sidewalk. Andrew Ramos reports.
Police said the 30-year-old victim was walking on the sidewalk along Cicero Avenue at the Eisenhower Expressway when police said a black Nissan sedan pulled up — and someone in the car unleashed a hail of bullets. Andrew Ramos reports.
The CTA did provide further information about the suspicious package or where it was found.
Police have released surveillance images of the robbers, and asked anyone who recognizes them to contact CPD public transit detectives at 312-745-4706.
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