A teen was shot and seriously injured Wednesday while he was on a CTA Red Line train on the city’s South Side, police and CTA officials said.
Thursday, April 17, 2025 3:36AM
CTA Red Line trains bypassed the Garfield station on the South Side Wednesday night due to Chicago police activity, officials said.
CHICAGO (WLS) — A teen was shot and seriously injured Wednesday while he was on a CTA Red Line train on the city’s South Side.
Trains were bypassing the Garfield station at Garfield Boulevard near Fuller Park and Englewood, CTA officials said Wednesday night.
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The shooting happened around 8:30 p.m. in the 200 block of West Garfield Boulevard inside a CTA train car, Chicago police said.
The victim, a 13-year-old boy, was found with a gunshot wound to the buttocks, police said. He was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital in serious condition.
No arrests have been made as Chicago police continue to investigate.
No further information was immediately available.
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A teen was shot and seriously injured Wednesday while he was on a CTA Red Line train on the city’s South Side, police and CTA officials said.