A man was killed and a CTA bus driver wounded in a shooting on a bus early Monday in Douglas on the South Side.
About 12:15 a.m., two men were fighting on a bus in the 3400 block of South State Street when shots were fired, Chicago police said.
A man in his late 20s was shot in the chest and was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
His death was ruled a homicide by the Cook County medical examiner’s office. The man’s identity has not been released.
The bus driver suffered a gunshot wound to the right shoulder and was also taken to University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition, officials said.
The gunman fled, and no one was in custody.
CTA President Dorval Carter said in a statement that it was “absolutely reprehensible” that a bus operator was injured due to the shooting on board the bus.
“No one should experience this kind of violence, especially while merely performing their duties serving the public as a bus driver,” Carter said. “Regardless of circumstances, the CTA has zero tolerance for gun violence, and will work with law enforcement officials to aggressively pursue upgraded charges against those found responsible for these actions.”
Carter said the CTA is assisting Chicago police with its investigation, including reviewing any available surveillance footage of the incident.
