Man held without bail with murder of 40-year-old at CTA 69th Red Line station
CHICAGO (CBS) – A South Chicago man charged in the shooting death of a man at the CTA 69th Red Line station last month is being held without bail.
Christian Thompson, 31, appeared in bond court Friday. He is charged with one felony count of first-degree murder.
He was identified as the man who shot and killed a 40-year-old man in the 0-100 block of West 69th Street on Aug 14.
Prosecutors said around 8:30 p.m. the victim was on the CTA Red Line holding his phone and tablet. He exited at the 69th Street Station and walked to the street level area to wait for a bus. As he was passing the area, he walked past Thompson and two other people he was with at the time.
Thompson and one of the individuals approached the victim at the bus stop area where the argument ensued. He swatted a phone from the victim's hand and produced a .40 caliber semi-automatic handgun and fired shots – striking the victim in the right thigh. Both men fled the scene in different directions, prosecutors said.
The victim was shot in the thigh and was transported to the University of Chicago Hospital In grave condition and later died.
Thompson was caught on video hours before the shooting which showed his face, clothing, tattoos, and his scar on his arm from being shot in the past.
He was arrested Wednesday in the 8000 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue in Chatham.
Thompson was out on parole for armed robbery, according to prosecutors.
He is due back in court on Sept. 22. If convicted, he can face a life sentence.