CFD: Person shot while boarding CTA bus on South Side

CHICAGO — A person is recovering on Thursday afternoon after they were shot while boarding a CTA bus on the South Side, fire officials said.

The incident unfolded around 1 p.m. near East 79th Street and South Drexel Avenue in Chatham.

According to an official from the Chicago Fire Department, the victim was boarding a CTA bus in the area when they were shot in the back by an unknown individual.

An official from the Chicago Transit Authority said a preliminary report indicates that the shooting did not unfold on the bus, but just outside as the victim prepared to board.

SkyCam9 was over the scene around 2:15 p.m. when caution tape blocked off the north end of the intersection and the adjacent bus stop as several officers surveyed the scene nearby.

Currently, it is unclear what led to the shooting and authorities have not provided details on the victim’s condition.

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