CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A man was attacked during a robbery on the CTA Red Line overnight.
The man was on the northbound Red Line train when he was approached by 4-6 men, who asked him for cigarettes, according to police.
The victim told the men he didn’t have any cigarettes when they started to beat him on the train. The suspects removed the victim’s personal items and a pack of cigarettes.
When the train came to a stop at Roosevelt, the victim stepped out of the train and the suspects continued to beat him.
One of the suspects took out a box-cutter and was able to flee the scene. Two of the suspects were still on the platform, according to security cameras footage.
The suspects were taken into custody and identified by victim. The victim suffered multiple lacerations to the face and was treated on scene.
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