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id: f3f88657dd
section: transit
first_reported: 2026-11-06 13:08 CST
updated: 2026-11-09 00:10 CST
status: reported
outlets: 5
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# Man charged with kidnapping after pulling out gun on CTA bus, threatening driver and passengers

A Chicago man is charged with kidnapping and several other felonies after police said he pulled out a gun on a CTA bus and threatened the bus driver and passengers.

Section: [Transit & Streets](/chicago/section/transit.md) · Entities: none

## Coverage

- [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
- [NBC Chicago](https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/cta-bus-driver-kidnapping-renews-concerns-over-transit-worker-safety/4013945/), 2026-11-08 01:43 CST: CTA bus driver kidnapping renews concerns over transit worker safety
- [Wirepoints](https://wirepoints.org/cta-bus-driver-kidnapping-renews-concerns-over-transit-worker-safety-nbc5-chicago/) (advocacy outlet), 2026-11-09 00:10 CST: CTA bus driver kidnapping renews concerns over transit worker safety – NBC5 (Chicago)

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