Overview
- Police say a 44-year-old man died and a 23-year-old man was injured after a pre-dawn confrontation on a Pink Line train near Washington/Wells that escalated from a dispute involving a knife.
- According to a police report, one victim produced a gun during the struggle, the assailant seized the weapon and fired, and the shooter fled before officers arrived.
- Investigators reported no weapon recovered at the scene, and service on the Pink, Brown, Orange and Green lines experienced significant delays as detectives canvassed platforms and nearby alleys.
- The surviving victim was treated for a wrist wound at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and listed in fair condition, while the older victim was pronounced dead at the same hospital.
- Separately, police released surveillance images in multiple recent Red Line robberies, including a Dec. 13 group robbery, a Dec. 15 armed robbery by seven men, and a Dec. 22 knifepoint holdup of a 25-year-old woman by three suspects.