Man stabbed during fight on Roosevelt Red Line platform
CHICAGO (CBS) – A man was stabbed on the Roosevelt Red Line platform Saturday morning.
The incident happened in the 1100 block of South State Street around 4:39 a.m.
Police said a 40-year-old man was fighting with an unidentified male who produced a sharp object and struck the victim in his back.
The offender fled on foot, police said.
The man was transported to Northwestern in fair condition with a laceration to the back.
CTA riders say they are not shocked by the stabbing because it is happening too often. They are calling the Roosevelt stop one of the worst ones.
"This has become one of the worst stations now. It's either Green Line or down below," said Samantha Kozloff.
Kozloff said the CTA is her only means of transportation.
"I don't like this line at all, but that's the way I have to get to work constantly," she said.
CBS 2 reported on at least five violent crimes at the Roosevelt Red Line stop in just the past three months. In April of this year a man was stabbed in the chest during a fight at the station. A 27-year-old woman was attacked and robbed while riding the CTA train near the stop in May. In late June an officer's stun gun was taken during a wild arrest. Someone waved down officers on the Roosevelt platform to report a domestic battery. The victim pointed out the offender, and there was a scuffle as officers tried to take the suspect into custody. During the scuffle, someone else grabbed an officers stun gun and took off running.
"It's either they get pushed or they get shot, they get stabbed, they get mugged. I saw some guy get hit and robbed while I was waiting for the train on a sunday morning. That's how it is," said Kozloff.
As for Saturday morning's incident, no one is in custody. Area Three detectives are investigating.
