Boy, 16, denied bail in shooting death of man on CTA Red Line train
CHICAGO (CBS) – No bail for a 16-year-old boy charged in the shooting death of a man on a CTA Red Line train in Chatham back in August.
The teen appeared in bond court on Wednesday.
Prosecutors said the teen was riding the train along with his friend and the victim, unknown to the boys, on Aug. 6.
The victim was sleeping on the train when an unknown person, not connected to the boys, approached him and took his wallet before exiting the train. The teen's friend then walked over to the victim and took his iPhone from his pocket and walked back to sit, prosecutors said.
The two agreed to split the profits after selling the phone.
A few minutes later, the victim woke up and began looking for his belongings. When he couldn't find it, he began asking passengers including the boy and his friend if they'd seen his phone.
The victim began pacing in the car and put in his air pods to see if they would connect to the phone.
As the train neared the 79th Street stop, the teen can be seen with his hand in his pocket for 25 seconds before a confrontation with the victim occurred, prosecutors said.
The boy was in close range when he shot the victim three times in the torso, arm, and leg. Both the teen and his friend fled the train at the 79th Street stop.
Prosecutors said a black White Sox hat the teen was wearing fell from his head onto the platform as they two fled. The two ran in separate directions.
Another witness on the train administered aid to the victim and called 911.
The victim was transported to the University of Chicago Hospital and was pronounced dead.
Detectives used video to identify the teen who was then identified by three people from a school he attended - including a Chicago police officer.
The teen was arrested Tuesday at O'Hare International Airport after he was located in Georgia, extradited to Chicago, and charged with first-degree murder, police said.
The boy refused to speak to detectives about the case.
He is due back in court on Dec. 27.
