Edward Charleston, 24, was shot dead on February 17, 2020, in a pedestrian tunnel at Chicago’s Jackson station that links the Red and Blue CTA lines. The shooting took place about 2 a.m. and was captured on transit surveillance video. Charleston was struck nine times after following another rider, 23-year-old Torrez Cathery, into the tunnel to confront him about a prior threat involving a knife and an incident with Cathery and Charleston’s infant twins.

Cathery opened fire, discharging 13 rounds and striking Charleston and two other people; a 19-year-old woman was shot in the back and survived, while another man suffered seven gunshot wounds and was listed on life support. Charleston ran from the tunnel but later died of his wounds. Cathery fled, was arrested two days later after a warrant, and was charged with first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated battery with a firearm. He later pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and received a 20-year sentence with potential reduction for good behavior, plus an additional four years for possessing a weapon in prison.