Man Shot On CTA Red Line Train
At least one person was struck by gunfire after shots rang out just after midnight on a CTA Red Line train in the 100 block of West Cermak.
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At least one person was struck by gunfire after shots rang out just after midnight on a CTA Red Line train in the 100 block of West Cermak.
Jessie Contreras saw an unconscious man fall off the platform and onto the train tracks. The train was just minutes away, but Contreras jumped onto the tracks.
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