Woman stabbed, another punched in face on Chinatown CTA platform, same man injured 3rd woman: CPD

Wednesday, June 1, 2022
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police said a person who allegedly injured three women in two separate attacks on CTA Red Line platforms Wednesday morning is undergoing a mental health evaluation.

Investigators said a male suspect stabbed a 22-year-old woman in the face, then assaulted another 20-year-old woman on the CTA Cermak-Chinatown platform around 10:30 a.m.

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The 20-year-old woman was able to avoid the stabbing, but the suspect punched her in the face with his fist, police said.

The 22-year-old woman sought treatment at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. No information was immediately available on her condition.
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The same man later swung a construction cone at a woman at the Roosevelt stop, police said.

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