A 32-year-old man fled onto the Howard CTA platform after being shot nearby on Sunday night, witnesses said.
Officers responded around 10:23 p.m. to a call of a person shot in the 7500 block of North Ashland Avenue. They found the man on the platform with a gunshot wound to his mouth. A blood trail stretched from the street into the train station, where he was found.
Chicago Fire Department paramedics treated him at the scene before taking him to St. Francis Hospital, where he was listed in fair condition. The victim was unable to provide officers with further details, according to CPD.
Officers were told to be on the lookout for a group of four people who left the area, all Black males between 17 and 20 years old, 5 feet 7 inches to 6 feet tall. A witness reported that one was wearing a red mask, another a black shirt, and another a white shirt.
Sunday’s attack pushed Rogers Park’s shooting total for 2025 to 16 victims. That is one more than the year-to-date count in 2024. But this year’s total remains well below 2023, when 28 people were shot through late August. The neighborhood also saw higher tallies in 2022 and 2021, with 19 and 17 victims by this time of year.
Another man was shot in the neighborhood early Saturday morning. Witnesses reported hearing talk about gang affiliation moments before someone fired shots from a vehicle in the 6500 block of North Ashland, striking the victim in both legs.
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