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A man was critical condition after a shooting late Tuesday morning in the Loop near a busy Chicago CTA station, the Chicago Police Department said.
According to CPD, a 45-year-old man was on CTA property in the 200 block of N. LaSalle near the Clark/Lake station when another man who was known to the victim fired shots in the victim's direction.
The victim sustained three gunshot wounds to the body and was transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition, police said.
The suspect fled the scene, police said.
In an alert, CTA said there were "significant delays" on Green Line trains due to police activity.
"Service is resuming, allow extra time," CTA said, on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
CTA's website also showed disruption to the Brown Line, with Brown Line trains running but not stopping at Lake/Clark due to police activity.
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Photos and video from the scene showed a large police presence, with yellow caution tape blocking off the area.
According to police, no one was in custody, and detectives were investigating.
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