(CHICAGO) A person was fatally struck by a Blue Line train Thursday evening on the Northwest Side, officials said.
The male was struck by a northbound Blue Line train about 8:10 p.m. near the Jefferson Park station at 4917 N. Milwaukee Ave., according to Chicago Police and the CTA.
He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police and fire officials. The death was being investigated as a suicide, police said.
Trains were halted between Harlem and Belmont until about 10:30 p.m. as crews cleared the scene, CTA officials said.
The Cook County medical examiner’s office did not immediately confirm the fatality.
