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Javontay Tolliver, a 33-year-old African American man, was shot and killed on April 17, 2017, near the Red Line CTA stop at West 55th and South Wentworth in Chicago. Surveillance footage shows an argument at the turnstiles between Tolliver and another 33-year-old man, Frederick Stewart, with a CTA employee asking them to leave. The confrontation continued outside, where Stewart chased Tolliver into the street and shot him multiple times; Tolliver was struck in the chest, back, and head and later died at Stroger Hospital.

Chicago Police officers apprehended Frederick Stewart after a brief chase. He was found with a revolver containing six spent casings, one live bullet, and two empty slots, and preliminary testing reportedly found traces of gunshot residue on his hands. Stewart was charged with first-degree murder and held without bond; prosecutors relied on surveillance footage and witness testimony in building the case.

Did anyone see Tolliver or Stewart at the Red Line station that day or have information about the events leading up to the shooting?