Chicago crime: 2 men wounded in CTA Red Line shooting after reported disturbance

CTA Red Line shooting in South Loop leaves 2 injured

A person of interest was being questioned after two men were shot at the CTA Red Line Roosevelt Station. Police say the victims were causing a disturbance before a male offender fired at them.

CHICAGO - Chicago police are investigating a shooting at the CTA Red Line station in South Loop.

The victims were said to be causing a disturbance at the Roosevelt Station in the 1100 block of State Street when the shooting happened Saturday night.

Police say it happened around 10 p.m. A 20-year-old man was transported to Stroger Hospital in good condition with a gunshot wound to the right shoulder.

A 25-year-old man was taken to Northwestern in critical condition with multiple gunshot wounds.

Police say a weapon was recovered and a person of interest is being questioned.

Area Three detectives are investigating.

Police initially reported that the shooting happened on a Red Line train.

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