A Chicago woman was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty to shooting a man on a Red Line train, a case that triggered a chaotic response from police who initially couldn’t figure out which train the shooter was on.
Indya Smith, 25, pleaded guilty to aggravated battery by discharging a firearm in exchange for the sentence from Judge Anjana Hansen. Prosecutors dropped attempted murder charges as part of the plea agreement.
According to prosecutors, it all started around 8:40 a.m. on October 2, 2024, when Smith spat on a 33-year-old man as they rode the train near Argyle. When the victim confronted her about it, they started arguing, and Smith ultimately pulled out a handgun and shot the man once in the shoulder…