Overview
- The man, 29-year-old Kyle Bickham, was pushed from a moving Red Line train near the 69th Street station on Sept. 7 and landed on the electrified third rail before being struck by a second train.
- Nineteen-year-old Katlar Parchman was arrested on Sept. 16 and faces first-degree murder, two counts of murder during another forcible felony, aggravated battery of a transit employee, and a mob-action charge.
- A 15-year-old girl was earlier charged in juvenile court and ordered held in custody on related murder and felony counts; authorities say three people were involved and two men seen on video remain unidentified.
- Police investigators built the case from train surveillance footage that showed doors opened while the car moved and the group forcing Bickham off the train, a sequence that rewrote an initial view that he had jumped.
- Bickham’s family has called for witnesses to come forward and officials say the case could prompt changes to CTA procedures because the third rail and moving trains make on‑car altercations especially deadly.