Overview

• Police report the confrontation began around 11:17–11:19 a.m. in the 0–100 block of South State Street during an attempted robbery of a guard.
• The guard fired during a struggle, striking the offender, who fled into the Washington CTA Blue Line station, according to CPD.
• Officers took the suspect into custody at the station and recovered the proceeds, and no other injuries were reported.
• CTA trains bypassed the Washington stop as police secured the area, and entrances plus nearby streets were temporarily taped off.
• Witnesses and local outlets reported an armored Brink’s truck outside a Saks location, and multiple agencies responded to the scene.