Chicago โคPoliceโฃ Seek Suspect โFollowing Weekend Stabbing at CTA Station
A woman was โstabbed at a Chicago Transit Authority โคstation in the West loop neighborhood Saturdayโฃ night, prompting a police examination and a โฃsearch for โtheโ suspect. The incident underscores ongoing safety concerns within the โคcity’s publicโค transportation system and highlights the chicago Police Department’s efforts to address โviolentโค crime.
the stabbingโค occurred around 11:14 p.m. on a train platform in the 400 block of S.Halsted street.According to police, the suspect approached a woman seatedโ on a bench and stabbed her in the chest with โa large knife before fleeing northbound on S. Morgan Street. โThe victim sustained a laceration.
Authorities describe the suspectโข as an African-American male, approximately โ6 โfeet tall and weighing between 160 and โข180 pounds. He wasโข last seen wearingโข a pink beanie, a gray hoodedโฃ jacket,โ an โorange sweater, light โขblueโ jeans, and white shoes, and โคcarrying a gray bookโฃ bag.
Anyone with information regarding โฃthe โคsuspect or theโฃ incident is urged to contact Area 3 detectives at 312-744-8261 or submit an โขanonymous tip throughโค CPDTip.com.
(Chicago Policeโ Department)