CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - A fight that was partly witnessed by police on a CTA platform sent two men to the hospital Monday night, one in critical condition.
Police responded to what they say was a disturbance on the platform at the Red Line stop at Grand Avenue. They found the two men in a physical struggle.
The two had a verbal altercation on a train, according to police, and it escalated when they got off.
One, who’s 31, produced what they’re calling a sharp object.
The other man, who’s 48, police said, sustained multiple lacerations to the back and neck. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital initially in critical condition.
The 31-year-old had lacerations to his hands. He was taken to Rush University Medical Center in fair condition.
Police said charges against him are pending.
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