A Lombard man faces a felony charge Monday after firing a gun on a Blue Line platform at the Division station, police said.
Brandon Taylor, a Lombard resident, is now facing a felony charge of reckless discharge of a firearm and is set to appear in court Tuesday.
Taylor, 32, was on the train in the 1200 block of North Milwaukee Avenue when he stepped off the train, pulled out a handgun and opened fire about 1 a.m., Chicago police said.
Police initially said the shots were fired after an argument between Taylor, who was intoxicated, and a CTA employee. CTA officials now say there was no argument involving a CTA employee after review of security footage and the operator’s initial statement.
The employee was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital, and Taylor to Norwegian Hospital for observation, police said. No one was struck by gunfire.
“The safety and security of CTA employees and our riders is our No, 1 priority,” the agency said in a statement. “The reckless behavior we observed by this individual was completely unacceptable, and we are working closely with law enforcement officials to pursue charges to the fullest extent of the law.”
An Amalgamated Transit Union Local 308 representative told the Chicago Sun-Times the union was “accumulating all of the information and gathering the facts before releasing any official statement.”
A handgun was recovered at the scene. Area detectives continue to investigate.
