Man Stabbed In The Head On CTA Red Line Wednesday Night

By Rachel Cromidas in News on Apr 20, 2017 2:28PM

Sox-35th, photo by Chicagoist Flickr User Stephanie Barto

A man was stabbed in the forehead Wednesday night on the CTA Red Line, according to authorities.

The stabbing happened on the train around 7:30 p.m. near the Sox-35th station after two men got into an argument on the train. According to police, a 26-year-old man stabbed the 36-year-old man after the argument "turned physical."

The stabber was arrested and charges are pending; the man who was stabbed was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in serious condition.

[H/T ABC]

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