CHICAGO (WGN) — A man taken into custody by Chicago police following an altercation that turned deadly in the city’s Loop on the July 4 weekend has been released without charges, a spokesperson with the department confirmed with WGN News on Wednesday night.
The incident occurred around 10:25 p.m. Saturday, June 5, at the Clark/Lake CTA stop in the Loop.
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According to police, a 56-year-old male was involved in a physical altercation with an unknown male offender on the CTA platform in the 100 block of West Lake Street. While Chicago police did not disclose what led to the altercation, the department said that the 56-year-old male sustained trauma to his head.
Chicago fire paramedics later discovered the unresponsive individual and rushed him to Northwestern Hospital, where he was pronounced dead…