PHOTOS: Suspect wanted for punching CTA rider near Chinatown Red Line station

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CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - Police are searching for a suspect that they believe assaulted a CTA rider last week.

Detectives have released images of the suspect who they’ve identified as the individual who followed the victim out of the CTA Red Line Cermak/Chinatown station and into an elevator. The suspect then punched the victim in the face, knocking them to the ground, and took off.

The suspect is described as 18-25 years old.

Anyone with information is naked to call the Bureau of Detectives’ Mass Transit Unit at 312-745-4706.

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