Man, 20, charged in West Chatham shooting that critically injured man working as CTA security guard

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Monday, October 16, 2023
Man charged after security guard shot while working on CTA Red Line
A man has been charged after a security guard working on the CTA Red Line in West Chatham was shot and critically injured, Chicago police say.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 20-year-old Chicago man has been charged after a security guard on the CTA Red Line was shot and critically injured over the weekend, authorities said.

Andre Holland has been charged with attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery/discharge of a firearm and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, Chicago police said Monday morning.

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Holland was arrested just after 4:35 p.m. Saturday in the 300-block of East 79th Street in West Chatham, after being identified as the suspect who, minutes earlier, shot the 22-year-old man in the 0-100-block of West 79th Street, CPD said.

The security guard was shot in the neck area, and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition.

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