2 teens charged with smoking, possessing firearms on CTA train in the Loop
CHICAGO (CBS) – Two boys, 15 and 16, are arrested and charged after officers discovered guns on them on a CTA train Thursday morning.
Chicago police said around 1:08 a.m., officers were conducting a platform check, at the Madison station on the Red Line, when they saw the teens together and one was smoking on a train car.
After speaking with the teens, they found them to be in possession of firearms including a rifle and a ghost gun.
Both were taken into custody. The 16-year-old was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and was also issued a citation for smoking on CTA property. The 15-year-old was charged with unlawful use of a weapon for possessing the rifle.
The weapons were recovered.
No further information was immediately available.
While conducting a @Cta platform check overnight in the 100 block of N. State, our vigilant @CPDTransit officers apprehended two male juvenile offenders and recovered a ghost gun and a rifle. The juveniles were charged with felonies. Outstanding work by our @CPDTransit officers! pic.twitter.com/J9xkifR3mg
— Chicago Police Superintendent David O. Brown (@ChiefDavidBrown) February 9, 2023