Updated: Man Shot Near Union Station By Amtrak Police Wednesday Night

By Rachel Cromidas in News on Feb 9, 2017 4:23AM

A 25-year-old man was shot near Union Station Wednesday night in the West Loop, in a shooting that involved an Amtrak police officer, according to authorities.

The shooting reportedly took place at 8:45 p.m. somewhere near the intersection of Canal and Van Buren streets in the West Loop. A Chicago Police Department spokesman told Chicagoist that CPD does not have information on the case to release, and referred us to Amtrak's police department. Amtrak police did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday night.

A source told the Sun-Times that an Amtrak police officer had fired at someone during a robbery, and the officer was not hurt in the shooting.

The man who was shot was hit in the left shoulder and taken to Stroger Hospital in serious condition, police said. According to the Sun-Times, police vehicles from CPD and Amtrak and Metra's police departments were on the scene and remained there as of 10 p.m.

Cash and narcotics were recovered from the scene, according to police.

The CTA was temporarily re-routing #60 buses due to street closures near the intersections of Canal, Van Buren, Jefferson and Jackson streets, according to CTA media.

This post has been updated.