Police seek man accused of hitting Red Line rider in the head with a chair – CWB Chicago
Chicago police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man who allegedly struck another passenger in the back of the head with a collapsible chair aboard a Red Line train near the North-Clybourn station Wednesday afternoon.
The attack occurred around 3:45 p.m. as the train approached the station on the Near North Side, according to a community alert issued Friday morning by CPD’s public transportation detectives.
The suspect, seen in CTA surveillance images released by police, approached a 25-year-old man aboard the train before striking him in the back of the head with the chair, police said. The alert did not provide any information about what, if anything, led up to the attack.
Police described the suspect as a Black man between 40 and 50 years old, approximately 5-foot-10 to 6 feet tall, and weighing 160 to 180 pounds. He was last seen wearing a white-and-blue stocking cap, a white jacket, navy blue jogging pants, and multicolored gym shoes.
Anyone who recognizes the man is asked to contact Public Transportation Detectives at 312-745-4447 or submit an anonymous tip at CPDTIP.com and refer to case #JK486003.
