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14-year-old kicked man in head at CTA station, causing his death: police

By FOX 32 Digital Staff
Updated  May 20, 2022 9:02pm CDT
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CHICAGO - A 14-year-old is facing murder charges after allegedly kicking a man in the head at a CTA train station earlier this week, causing his death.

The teen is charged with first-degree murder.

On Tuesday, police said the juvenile kicked a 26-year-old man in the head while he was at the Cicero Station in the 4700 block of West Lake.

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The victim, Bernardo Gomez, collapsed and was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead the next day, police said.

The teen was arrested Thursday and charged accordingly. 

The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.