CHICAGO — A man has been given an 11-year sentence for shooting a woman on a Red Line train in the Loop while her young son was nearby. Bobby Noblin, 33, must serve 85% of his sentence before he’ll be eligible for release.
Noblin and Latrice Harvey followed a 30-year-old woman and her school-age son onto a train at State-Lake just after midnight on August 27, 2023, prosecutors said. The woman, Harvey, and Noblin all began arguing, and Noblin smacked the woman’s son in the face, prosecutors claimed. Exactly what sparked the confrontation is not known.
The victim hit Noblin and a fight broke out, during which Noblin allegedly pulled a firearm from his waistband. At that point, the victim’s son and another witness ran from the train.
But Harvey allegedly cornered the woman on the train and repeatedly punched and kicked her even after the victim fell to the floor in the fetal position.
Prosecutors claimed that Harvey then ordered Noblin to shoot the woman. Noblin stepped forward, shot the victim in the knee at point-blank range, and then ran from the area along with Harvey. CTA surveillance cameras captured the entire incident.
Noblin, who was charged with five counts of attempted murder and four other felonies, resolved the case by pleading guilty to aggravated battery by discharging a firearm, according to court records. Judge Timothy Joyce oversaw the case and handed down the 11-year sentence.
Illinois Department of Corrections records show Noblin is expected to be paroled on June 9, 2032.
Harvey, 26, previously pleaded guilty to aggravated battery by discharging a firearm in exchange for a six-year sentence. Her parole date is slated for March 2, 2028.
