Man struck and killed by Red Line train at 35th identified

An 18-year-old man who was struck and killed by a CTA Red Line train Saturday afternoon near Guaranteed Rate Field in the South Side has been identified.

Crews were called about 1:30 p.m. to the 35th Street Red Line station for reports of a person struck by a train, according to Chicago Fire Department Cmdr. Walter Schroeder.

Gabriel W. Ciupeiu, 18, was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:58 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. He lived in the West Ridge neighborhood on the North Side.

An autopsy did not immediately rule on his cause and manner of death, with results pending further investigation, according to the medical examiner’s office.

Police said they believe the man fell onto the tracks from the platform. Area Central detectives were investigating.