Woman charged with murder in fatal no. 54 CTA bus stabbing on West Side

Tuesday, October 22, 2024
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A woman is charged with murder in a fatal stabbing on a CTA bus Friday night on Chicago's West Side.

CPD said a 49-year-old man was involved in an argument with a woman on a No. 54 bus in the 200-block of South Cicero Avenue in South Austin just after 8 p.m. The woman pulled out a knife, stabbed the man in the chest and then fled on foot, according to police.



Chicago fire crews took the man to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he died.

Nicole Dugar is now charged with murder in the man's death. She is due in court Wednesday.

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The victim's identity has not yet been released.

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