Overview
- Chicago police say 29-year-old Kyle Bickham was pushed from a moving Red Line car near the 69th Street station on Sept. 7 and died after landing on the electrified third rail and being struck by a train.
- Authorities arrested 19-year-old Katlar Parchman on Sept. 16 and charged her with first-degree murder plus counts for murder during another forcible felony, aggravated battery of a transit employee, and mob action.
- A 15-year-old girl was previously charged in the case and remains in juvenile custody, which means many records and proceedings for that suspect will be restricted under Illinois juvenile rules.
- Police say CCTV and investigator accounts show multiple people forced open a side door of the train while it was moving and pushed Bickham, and detectives continue to ask witnesses and the public to come forward.
- The case has raised renewed questions about CTA door security and rider safety and officials say the next legal steps include a detention hearing for Parchman and ongoing searches for additional suspects.