Man gravely wounded in Englewood shooting outside South Side CTA Red Line station: Chicago police

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 40-year-old man was shot and gravely wounded Sunday night outside a South Side Red Line station, Chicago police said.

The man got into an argument with another man shortly after 8:30 p.m. along 69th Street in Englewood, according to CPD. That's when the man pulled out a firearm and shot the victim, police said.

He suffered a gunshot wound to the thigh and was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center in grave condition.

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No one was in custody Monday morning, and Area One detectives are investigating.

CPD has planned to add new CTA train patrols and K-9 units amid a spike in crime on and around the transit system.