Overview

• Early reports indicated the shooting followed a robbery, though police had not confirmed details by midday.
• The entrance to the Washington Blue Line station on Dearborn Street between Washington and Madison was cordoned with crime scene tape.
• The CTA said Blue Line trains were bypassing the Washington stop due to police activity while other service continued.
• Chicago police, Cook County sheriff’s units, Illinois State Police and the Chicago Fire Department responded, with sections of Dearborn and parts of State Street blocked.
• Crime scene tape was seen around a Brinks armored truck on State Street near Madison Street as the investigation continued.