15-year-old girl charged with pushing man off CTA train to his death is ordered held in custody

Police said the teen girl is one of three people involved in Kyle Bickham's death.

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Sunday, September 13, 2026 4:13PM
Girl, 15, charged with pushing man off CTA train to his death: CPD
A teenage girl has been charged with pushing a man from a CTA train to his death on the city's South Side on Monday, Chicago police said.
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CHICAGO (WLS) -- A teenage girl charged with pushing a man from a CTA train to his death was ordered held in custody on Saturday, the Cook County State's Attorney's office said.

Kyle Bickham's family said he was heading home from work when, according to police, he was pushed from a moving CTA Red Line train near the 69th Street station during an altercation around 2:40 p.m. Monday.

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Police said the 15-year-old girl is one of three people who allegedly used force to push the 29-year-old from the train. She is charged with first-degree murder, among other charges.

Officers arrested the teen on Friday. She appeared in court for her detention hearing on Saturday, and she is due back in court on Monday.

Loved ones described Bickham as a caring, hardworking man who was devoted to his family. He was one of four siblings and the youngest boy in the family. They said he loved making people laugh and spending time with those he loved.

CPD did not immediately say whether they have identified the two other suspects in his death.

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