Crime & Safety
Man Accused Of Stabbing, Robbery On Purple Line Train Monday
Police said the man stabbed a 23-year-old in the back after taking his cell phone on the Purple Line.
CHICAGO— Police need the public's help identifying a man who they said robbed and stabbed a 23-year-old man on a Purple Line train Monday evening.
At about 7:20 p.m., a man approached the 23-year-old while he was sitting on a Purple Line train at the Adams/Wabash station on the 200 block of South Wabash Avenue. The man demanded his cell phone, Chicago police said in a statement.
After the young man complied, the man demanded the passcode and then stabbed the 23-year-old in the back with a knife, according to police.
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The man was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital and is listed in good condition.
Surveillance footage shows the police's suspect is between 30 and 40 years old and about 5 feet 7 to 5 feet 9 inches tall.
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Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at 773-664-4880.
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