15-year-old boy charged after man beaten, critically injured in attack on CTA Red Line platform: CPD

CHICAGO (WLS) — A teen boy has been charged after a man was critically injured in a Sunday night attack on a CTA platform, Chicago police said.

Police said the victim, 20, was beaten on the 69th Street Red Line platform and found with cuts to his head at around 7:45 p.m. That’s when he was rushed to the hospital.

A 15-year-old boy was later charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery, police said.

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It’s still unclear what was happening in the moments leading up to this attack. Trains did bypass the 69th Street station for a couple hours as the investigation unfolded.

Police said two people of interest were taken into custody for questioning by detectives.

The video in the player above is from a previous report.

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