Surveillance footage obtained through a public records request shows the chilling moment an 18-year-old man opened fire through the rear doors of a CTA bus during a late-night ride in April—hitting two unsuspecting passengers and causing chaos onboard.
Prosecutors say William Soto, 18, of Chicago, was on probation for a previous gun offense when he brazenly declared his gang affiliation and began firing at a man he believed had disrespected him.
The shooting unfolded around 11:44 p.m. on April 27, as a westbound #77 Belmont bus approached the intersection of Belmont and Cicero avenues.
The video, provided to CWBChicago by The Watcher, shows the bus’s rear doors open as the man identified as Soto steps off. A man he had reportedly exchanged words with begins to follow him—until his girlfriend, allegedly noticing a firearm tucked in Soto’s waistband, yanks him back by the hoodie…