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

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Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Woman charged with murder in fatal CTA bus stabbing
Nicole Dugar is charged with murder in the deadly stabbing of a 49-year-old on man on a #54 CTA bus last Friday night.

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.

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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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