Man found beaten, reports of people harassing riders at CTA Red Line, Green Line stops in Loop

The Tuesday evening assault involving the CTA comes amid rising concern about folks’s security, each driving the prepare and on platforms.

This newest incident occurred downtown shortly after 11 p.m. Police mentioned a 43-year-old man was discovered crushed within the CTA Purple Line station at State and Lake streets.

The sufferer suffered bruising and swelling to his face and was taken to Northwestern Hospital in good situation.

Chicago police mentioned the sufferer was not robbed. It isn’t clear why he was focused.

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In the meantime, CPD mentioned they acquired a number of calls of teams of individuals, presumably teenagers, harassing riders Tuesday evening on the Purple and Inexperienced Line stations at State and Lake.

It is unclear if the circumstances are linked or if any of the incidents had been captured on safety cameras.

Late Monday, a CTA prepare operator was taken to the hospital after somebody pushed him onto the tracks on the Granville Purple Line station in Edgewater.

The transit union has been in discussions with the mayor’s workplace for extra safety at CTA stations after a spike in violence over the previous yr.

However the CTA asserts it is a very protected system general, saying in an announcement “Thanks for reaching out. We’re nonetheless trying into this and making an attempt to collect extra info. Within the meantime, please attain out to CPD Information Affairs as CPD offers legislation enforcement for CTA. At the moment, regular service is working with out delays.”