Crime & Safety
Red Line Stabbing Suspect in Custody, Cops Say
Chicago police said Tuesday they were questioning a man in connection with a Monday night stabbing at a Red Line stop.
Police had a man in custody Tuesday who they said may be the culprit in a Monday night stabbing at a nearby Red Line stop.
The 33-year-old suspect had not yet been charged Tuesday morning and therefore, had not been identified by police. Pending charges were in connection with an attack that occurred shortly after 8 p.m. the night before on the North/Clybourn CTA platform.
The station is located in the 1500 block of North Clybourn Avenue, slightly south of Lincoln Park's North Avenue border. There a man approached a 35-year-old man and stabbed him in the chest, police said.
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A Chicago Police News Affairs officer said the victim was stabbed multiple times, though he couldn't confirm an exact number.
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The victim was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center where he was listed in stable condition on Tuesday.
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