Overview

• A 29-year-old man was shot around 4:28 a.m. after an argument turned physical on a southbound Red Line train and collapsed on Roosevelt Road before being taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.
• Police described the gunman as a Black male wearing a red baseball cap with a star, a pink or salmon-colored T-shirt, ripped light-colored jeans and white gym shoes, who fled east from Roosevelt station.
• Authorities shut down access to the Roosevelt station, rerouted CTA buses and instructed Red Line trains to bypass the stop as detectives processed the scene.
• This marks only the second shooting in the Loop so far this year, representing the lowest midyear tally in the district in over a decade.
• Previous incidents, including shootings, stabbings and fatal falls across CTA lines, have fueled calls for increased patrols and expanded surveillance to bolster passenger safety.