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CHICAGO - A security guard was shot and critically wounded Saturday at a CTA Red Line station on Chicago's South Side.
Around 4:25 p.m., officials say the male security guard became involved in a physical altercation with an offender who then shot the guard in the neck in the 0-100 block of W. 79th St. The offender fled the scene, but was taken into custody in an alley in the 7900 block of S. Michigan Ave.
The victim was taken to the University of Chicago Hospital in critical condition, police said.
A handgun was recovered from the offender when they were arrested. Charges are pending, according to police.
A CTA spokesperson confirmed the shooting occurred at a Red Line station, but not on a train. Neither the CTA or CPD would confirm the security guard's employment.
The investigation is ongoing.
Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.