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Man Dies After Altercation on Clark/Lake CTA Platform

City detectives are probing how the late-night dispute escalated into a fatal head injury with a suspect now in custody

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Overview

  • The victim, a 56-year-old man, suffered blunt force trauma to the head and was found unresponsive by paramedics on the platform.
  • He was transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead hours after the incident.
  • Authorities have not released the names of the victim or the male suspect, who remains unnamed in police reports.
  • Police have yet to determine what sparked the confrontation, continuing a pattern of unexplained violence on CTA platforms.
  • This latest death follows a series of shootings, falls and stabbings across the transit system since spring, increasing pressure for enhanced commuter safety measures.