1 in custody after victim critically stabbed on CTA platform

A man was arrested Wednesday night after an argument turned into a stabbing on a CTA platform in the city’s West Town neighborhood, Chicago police said.

Shortly before 8:30 p.m., two men were involved in an argument that escalated into a fight. One of the men pulled out a sharp object and struck the victim, police said.

The victim suffered lacerations to the neck and back, and was taken to Stroger Hospital where he was listed in critical condition, police said.

Officers who responded to the scene arrested the suspect. Charges were pending as detectives investigate.