CTA Red Line station shooting: 18-year-old suspect charged

The Brief

  • Maurice Dodd was charged in connection with a shooting early Sunday at a CTA Red Line station in Greater Grand Crossing that left two men seriously injured.
  • Police said an argument escalated into a fight, during which a 21-year-old man was shot in the chest and a 23-year-old man was shot in the buttocks.
  • Three men were taken into custody at the scene and two firearms were recovered.

CHICAGO An 18-year-old man accused in a weekend shooting at a Chicago Transit Authority Red Line station that left two people seriously injured has been charged.

What we know:

Maurice Dodd is charged with one felony count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon by a person under 21, one misdemeanor count of resisting or obstructing a peace officer and two counts of issuance of a warrant, according to Chicago police.

The shooting occurred just before 4 a.m. Sunday at a CTA Red Line station in the 1000 block of West 79th Street in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood.

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