Chicago shooting: Security guard shot while working on CTA Red Line in West Chatham

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A security guard was critically injured in a Saturday afternoon shooting on Chicago's South Side, police said.

Police said the shooting happened in the West Chatham neighborhood's 0-100 block of West 79th Street at about 4:25 p.m.

Someone shot a man, who was working as a security guard on the CTA Red Line, before fleeing the scene, police said. The victim, shot in the neck area, was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition.

Police said the suspected shooter was later taken into custody in the nearby 7900 block of South Michigan Avenue.

Charges are pending and detectives are investigating. Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.

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