Woman killed in shooting on South Side CTA Red Line platform, Chicago police say

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A woman was shot and killed on a CTA Red Line platform on the South Side Tuesday night, Chicago police said.

The shooting happened around 9:46 p.m. at the 69th Street Station in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood.

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Police said two women were fighting when one of them pulled out a gun and shot the other in the neck before taking off.

The victim, who was between 25-35 years old, was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. Her family identified her to ABC7 as Kamari McMillen.

The family said it was a domestic shooting that happened right after she left family dinner on her way home when an argument turned deadly at the CTA station

"Mari was like... that was my protector," the victim's sister Rickia King said. "We were just with her..."

In mere moments, a family gathering led to a family left with shattered hearts.

"It's something we do every week," King said. "And then she left, and that was it. We walking up to bells... In our minds, she was supposed to be at home in bed somewhere."

However, McMillen never made it.

"If we knew of anything that was about to happen to her, she would have never left the house," the victim's aunt Janine Taylor said. "She would still be with us, right now, today."

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"What was it about this argument that you said she had to go? Like, why?" King said. "That's all I want to know."

A person of interest is in custody, police said. Area One detectives are investigating.

In a statement, the CTA said, "The Chicago Police Department leads all law enforcement efforts across CTA's system. The CTA is supporting CPD's investigation in any way possible, including providing access to security camera footage.

"To help provide a safe transit environment, the CTA has made myriad investments over the last decade to expand existing resources and add new, innovative tools to help deter incidents of crime and aide police in their investigations of incidents that do occur.

"One such investment is the ongoing piloting of ZeroEyes technology, which helps bolster the effectiveness of select cameras in our network by utilizing AI to detect visible firearms."

Since commencing this pilot, the technology has had dozens of positive detections of lethal and non-lethal brandished weapons. This has resulted in quicker notifications to law enforcement and responses to the scene by police.
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