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Man shot to death at CTA train station

Published : 04 Dec 2019, 00:00

  DF-Xinhua Report
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A man was shot to death at midday Tuesday at a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) train station between Chicago and Evanston, Chicago police said.

The 20-year-old man suffered gunshot wounds to the chest and neck about 12:30 p.m. local time as he stood on the red line platform of Howard street CTA station, according to a police media notification.

The man was taken to Presence St. Francis Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, while shooter was at large as he ran out of the train station terminal, Chicago police said.

All trains were disrupted for over one hour at Howard station as police investigated, according to an alert from the CTA.