IMAGES: Police searching for suspect involved in Red Line robbery

(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Police have released images of a person of interest in an aggravated robbery on a CTA Red Line train earlier this month.

Police said the suspect approached the victim while riding on the train towards 47th Street on July 14 shortly before 10 p.m. The suspect allegedly hit the victim with a pair of pliers, and then started to strangle the victim.

The suspect then took the victim’s cell phone.

The victim got off the train at 47th Street and told CTA staff about the incident. Police were then contacted.

The victim suffered a cut from being hit by the pliers.

Images of the suspect show a Black man, around 30-35 years old wearing a white Bulls shirt.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Bureau of Detectives – Mass Transit at (312) 745-4447.

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