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Chicago crime: Argument at CTA platform leads to stabbing, police say
An argument on a CTA Blue Line platform on the Northwest Side overnight led to a man being stabbed and injured.
CHICAGO - An argument on a CTA Blue Line platform on the Northwest Side overnight led to a man being stabbed and injured.
What we know:
Officers responded to the area in the 1900 block of N. Western Avenue in Logan Square around 12:20 a.m., according to the Chicago Police Department.
The victim, a 30-year-old man, was on the platform when he got into a verbal altercation with an unknown male offender.
Police said the offender had a sharp object and stabbed the victim before fleeing the scene on foot.
The victim had a cut to his left hand and was treated at the scene by paramedics. He was then taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition.
What we don't know:
Police provided no further details, including a description of the offender or what prompted the argument.
Area detectives are investigating.