Teen charged in fatal Red Line shooting
CHICAGO - A 17-year-old boy was charged with first-degree murder in an August shooting on a CTA Red Line train.
The shooting happened around 4 p.m. Aug. 19 on a northbound train near the 200 block of West Garfield Boulevard, police said.
Three males approached a 23-year-old man on the train and the 17-year-old opened fire, police said.
The victim was struck in the arm and transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police arrested the 17-year-old Wednesday in the first block of East Chicago Avenue.