Chicago cops looking for 3 suspects who violently attacked and robbed a Red Line passenger

Chicago police are trying to identify these three suspects in connection with a robbery on the Red Line. (Chicago Police Department)

CHICAGO — Three robbers, all believed to be between 15 and 20 years old, violently attacked and robbed a passenger on the Red Line last week, Chicago police said in a press release issued Monday evening. Detectives included CTA surveillance images of the three suspects in the media release and asked for help identifying them.

The robbery occurred around 3:55 a.m. on Monday, February 3, aboard a Red Line train at 63rd Street, police said. The group “aggressively battered” the male victim and took his property by force.

CPD said the robbers were two Black males and a Latino male.

Mass transit detectives are handling the case. They can be reached at 312-745-4447 regarding case #JJ-136437.

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