Cops release photo of man who bashed passenger in head with chair aboard Red Line on Near North Side

Chicago police released pictures of a man wanted for hitting someone with a chair aboard a CTA Red Line train on the Near North Side earlier this week.

The Details

The attack happened around 3:45 p.m. Wednesday in the 1500 block of North Clybourn Avenue when a man believed to be between 40 and 50 years old struck a 25-year-old man who was a passenger in the back of the head with a collapsible chair, police said.

The man was last seen wearing a white and blue stocking hat, white jacket, navy blue jogging pants, and multi colored gym shoes, officials said.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call Public Transportation Detectives at 312-745-4447.

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