A 37-year-old man was stabbed late last night on a CTA Red Line platform in River North after an unknown man approached him and attacked him with a sharp object, Chicago police said.
Just before midnight, the victim was standing on the north platform of Grand Station, 521 North State Street, when the perpetrator walked up to him and stabbed him in the left triceps, according to CPD.
After the attack, the victim left the platform and walked to a police car stationed at the intersection of Hubbard and State streets, where he reported the attack and received assistance.
He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where he was listed in fair condition.
An officer who reviewed the surveillance video described the attacker as a man of unknown race, wearing a black hoodie, a black hat and a large, puffy black jacket, with light gray or light blue pants, blue Crocs and a blue bag. The victim told police the attacker was Hispanic.
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