CTA Red Line station shooting: 18-year-old suspect charged after 2 injured

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 A recent shooting at a CTA Red Line station wounded two men, as the transit agency faces a deadline to improve safety on public transportation.

Violence interrupters stopped riders exiting the CTA Red Line at 79th Street. They say they’ll be riding trains at all hours to be vigilant for the public.

That Red Line station is where a double shooting took place early Sunday morning.

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