Chicago shooting: Man killed, CTA bus driver shot in shooting on Bronzeville bus on South Side at State Street, police say

CHICAGO (WLS) — According to Chicago police, a CTA passenger was killed and a driver was shot while traveling on the city’s south side.

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The shooting occurred around 12:14 a.m. Monday as the bus was traveling through the 3400 block of State Street in the Bronzeville neighborhood.

The CTA bus driver reported that two men were fighting in the back of the bus when one of them began shooting.

The driver then stopped the bus and the perpetrator fled.

A man in his late 20s was shot in the chest and taken to hospital where he later died.

The CTA driver was shot in the right shoulder and taken to the hospital. He is expected to recover.

Dorval R. Carter, president of the Chicago Transportation Authority, issued the following statement:

“It is absolutely reprehensible that a CTA bus driver was injured when a firearm was discharged from a southbound No. 29 State Street bus this morning following an altercation between two parties.

No one should experience this type of violence, especially when simply performing their duty as a bus driver. Regardless of the circumstances, CTA has zero tolerance for gun violence and will work with law enforcement to vigorously prosecute those responsible for these acts.”

The police and the CTA will review the surveillance footage.

No one is in custody. CPD Area One detectives are conducting a homicide investigation.

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