Police have not yet identified a man who was killed while riding on a northbound CTA Red Line train near the Garfield stop in Fuller Park on Thursday afternoon. No one was in custody for the shooting, police said Friday.
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Minutes before the Red Line shooting, four men were injured in another shooting inside a commercial business on Grand Boulevard in the same neighborhood.
At approximately 4:18 p.m., the Red Line victim, whose age had not yet been confirmed, was approached by three unknown male offenders, according to a police notification. One of the men took out a handgun and fired shots.
The man was struck in the arm and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
At approximately 4:09 p.m. in the 300 block of East 47th Street, four men, ages 30, 36, 36 and 60, were injured when two unknown offenders took out handguns and fired shots, according to a police notification.
All of the victims were taken to U. of C. Medical Center.
Three of the men were in good condition. The youngest was in critical condition.
It is not known whether the shootings are related.
No one was in custody in either case. Area 1 detectives are investigating.
Check back for updates.