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id: b7b7dca94c
section: safety
first_reported: 2026-11-06 12:02 CST
updated: 2026-11-06 22:13 CST
status: reported
outlets: 5
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# Man charged after gunpoint incident on CTA bus

Police said Quentin Lewis, 36, faces felony charges, including kidnapping, after a gun was pulled on a CTA bus on S. Pulaski Tuesday. No injuries were reported.

Section: [Public Safety](/chicago/section/safety.md) · Entities: [Quentin Lewis](/chicago/wiki/quentin-lewis.md), [Chicago Transit Authority](/chicago/wiki/chicago-transit-authority.md)

## Coverage

- [WGN-TV](https://wgntv.com/news/chicagocrime/man-charged-after-hijacking-cta-bus-at-gunpoint-on-southwest-side-cpd/), 2026-11-06 12:02 CST: Man charged after hijacking CTA bus at gunpoint on Southwest Side: CPD
- [Chicago Sun-Times](https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/11/06/gunman-commandeers-cta-bus-with-passengers-through-southwest-side-prosecutors-say), 2026-11-06 12:32 CST: Gunman commandeered CTA bus with passengers through Southwest Side, prosecutors say
- [FOX 32 Chicago](https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/cta-driver-escapes-through-window-after-passenger-hijacks-bus-at-gunpoint), 2026-11-06 13:08 CST: CTA bus driver escapes through window after alleged armed hijacking
- [CBS Chicago](https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/man-charged-kidnapping-gun-cta-bus/), 2026-11-06 13:33 CST: Man charged with kidnapping after pulling out gun on CTA bus, threatening driver and passengers
- [ABC7 Chicago](https://abc7chicago.com/post/west-elsdon-chicago-crime-news-quentin-lewis-charged-kidnapping-cta-bus-driver-5400-block-south-pulaski-road/20020918/), 2026-11-06 22:13 CST: CTA bus driver escapes through window after armed hijacking

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