Overview
- Police say 29-year-old Kyle Bickham was pushed from a moving CTA Red Line car near 69th Street on Sept. 7 and fell onto the electrified third rail before being struck by an oncoming train.
- An internal police memo and CCTV reported by local media reportedly show a side door opened and three people forcing Bickham from the car, prompting investigators to revise an initial finding that he had jumped.
- Officers arrested a 15-year-old girl on Friday and charged her with first-degree murder, mob action and related felonies; she was ordered held at a juvenile detention hearing and the case is expected to remain in juvenile court.
- Police say the arrested teen is one of three alleged assailants but have not publicly identified or arrested the other two people and are seeking witnesses and tips.
- Bickham’s family has launched a GoFundMe and called for answers, and officials and riders are pressing the CTA and the new regional transit authority for clearer camera, door and platform safety measures.