CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Chicago police have announced charges against five people in the attack on a man on the Red Line Friday morning.
Four men and one woman face felony charges of armed robbery and aggravated battery. Chicago police said the suspects, who range in age from 20 to 52, tried to steal a 42-year-old man’s cell phone on a southbound Red Line train near Addison.
Chicago Police Department Supt. David Brown said three people initially attacked the victim, who took out a knife and stabbed one of them in the back.
Police said the offenders then exited the train while another robber boarded and fought with the victim. They exchanged stab wounds, police said.
The victim stabbed three of his attackers, according to Chicago police.
Police alleged the robbers hit the victim in the head with a bottle and chased him. He was taken to the hospital in serious condition.
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