Chicago shooting: Teen shot at CTA Red Line station days after man killed on train, police say

CHICAGO (WLS) — A teen boy was shot and critically hurt at a CTA Red Line station on the city’s South Side on Monday afternoon, Chicago police said.

The shooting happened at the 79th Street Red Line station in Chatham at about 4:15 p.m., police said.

The boy, 16 years old, was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition, a Chicago Fire Department spokesperson said.

The CTA said Red Line trains are running, but are not stopping at 79th Street due to police activity.

Authorities have not provided additional information about the incident.

On Saturday, a man was shot and killed while on a Red Line train at 79th Street, police said.