CHICAGO (WLS) -- Several suspects were taken into custody after Chicago police officers observed an attempted robbery on a CTA train Wednesday morning, police said.
The incident occurred on the CTA Red Line in the 1100-block of South State Street at about 3:05 a.m., police said.
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Police said a suspect discharged pepper spray before attempting to flee. Five suspects were taken into custody.
No officers were injured, but a suspect was transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in good condition with an unknown injury.
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CTA Red Line trains were briefly stopped in the area, but normal service has resumed.
Further details were not immediately available.
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