{"id":510997,"date":"2026-01-12T14:21:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T14:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/510997\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T14:21:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T14:21:09","slug":"cta-pink-line-shooting-pedro-villarreal-charged-with-murder-of-raymond-s-harrison-jr-in-loop-chicago-on-train-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/510997\/","title":{"rendered":"CTA Pink Line shooting: Pedro Villarreal charged with murder of Raymond S. Harrison Jr. in Loop, Chicago on train: Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">CHICAGO (WLS) &#8212; A man has been charged in the deadly CTA Pink Line shooting last month, Chicago police said.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/watch\/live\/11064984\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24\/7. Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The shooting happened on a <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/chicago-police-investigating-shooting-disrupting-loop-cta-trains-pink-orange-green-brown-lines\/18308765\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CTA Pink Line train at about 1:22 a.m<\/a>. in the 100-block of North Wells Street in Dec. 23, according to police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Pedro Villarreal, 34 of Chicago, is accused of shooting two men, killing one, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Two victims, 23 and 44 years old, were allegedly arguing with Villarreal, who was armed with a knife, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police said one of the victims then took out a gun. Villarreal was able to get control of the gun and fired, hitting the two men.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The 44-year-old man was shot in the abdomen and died at an area hospital. He was identified as <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/chicago-police-investigating-shooting-disrupting-loop-cta-trains-pink-orange-green-brown-lines\/18308765\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raymond S. Harrison Jr.<\/a> by the Cook County Medical Examiner&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The 23-year-old man was shot in the wrist; he was expected to be OK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The video in the player above is from a previous report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><strong class=\"vtkaO \">READ MORE<\/strong> | <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/chicago-police-investigating-shooting-disrupting-loop-cta-trains-pink-orange-green-brown-lines\/18308765\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Suspect with knife takes gun from CTA train passenger in the Loop, shoots two men, killing one: CP<\/a>D<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Villarreal was arrested by Cicero police on Saturday in the 1200-block of S. 49thAvenue in Cicero.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">He is facing multiple charges including murder, attempted murder, aggravated battery, among other gun-related charges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Villarreal is due in court on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><strong class=\"vtkaO \">READ MORE | <\/strong><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/lawrence-reed-man-accused-cta-blue-line-fire-attack-pleads-not-guilty-indictment-includes-blaze-chicago-city-hall\/18301257\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Man accused in Blue Line fire attack pleads not guilty in indictment that includes City Hall blaze<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \"><strong class=\"vtkaO \">INTERACTIVE SAFETY TRACKER  <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/feature\/tracking-crime-and-safety-in-your-neighborhood\/12385906\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Track crime and safety in your neighborhood<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CHICAGO (WLS) &#8212; A man has been charged in the deadly CTA Pink Line shooting last month, Chicago&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":510998,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5124],"tags":[228493,960,5463,5461,228492,5462,5464,112948,5460,107875,228488,131592,228487,4222,5386,1818,163900,228491,228489,228486,228490,5458,5459],"class_list":{"0":"post-510997","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago","8":"tag-228493","9":"tag-chicago","10":"tag-chicago-breaking-news","11":"tag-chicago-crime","12":"tag-chicago-cta-shooting","13":"tag-chicago-news","14":"tag-chicago-police","15":"tag-chicago-shooting-today","16":"tag-chicago-violence","17":"tag-cta-chicago","18":"tag-cta-delays-today","19":"tag-cta-pink-line","20":"tag-cta-shooting","21":"tag-gun-violence","22":"tag-il","23":"tag-illinois","24":"tag-pink-line","25":"tag-pink-line-chicago","26":"tag-pink-line-cta","27":"tag-pink-line-shooting","28":"tag-pink-line-stops","29":"tag-shooting-chicago","30":"tag-shooting-in-chicago"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115882576194842981","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=510997"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510997\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/510998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=510997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=510997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=510997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}