Police seek 3 who beat and dragged elderly man off CTA Red Line train

Chicago police are looking for three people who beat an elderly man and then dragged him off a CTA Red Line train last Friday.

The man, 65, was on the train in the 1200 block of North Clark Street, near the Clark/Division Red Line station, when the trio beat and dragged him off the train before spray painting his mouth and face, police said.

The suspects were described as a man in his early 20s with a shag hair style and “5718” tattooed on his left knuckles. The other attacker was listed in his early 20s wearing a dark sweater, tan pants and earrings. They were accompanied by a woman in her early 20s wearing a brown coat, black pants and brown boots, police said.

Anyone with information can contact detectives at (312) 745-4447.