Man Wanted For Punching Evanston Woman On Red Line: Police

CHICAGO, IL — A man punched a 67-year-old woman on a Red Line train in Rogers Park Thursday, according to police. Police have released surveillance images of the suspect. The man seriously injured the woman's eye, police said.

The Evanston woman was reading an e-reader on a northbound train around noon when the man went up to her and "viciously" punched her in the eye, according to police. The attack was "completely unprovoked," police said.

The suspect is described as a black man in his 20s, between 5-foot-7 and 5-foot-9. He was pictured wearing a short-sleeve blue "Illinois" T-shirt, jeans, brown shoes and a black backpack and police said he left the train at the Morse station.

Chicago Police Department Chief Communication Officer Anthony Gugliemi said the man "brutally" assaulted the senior citizen, who was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston. He said she may lose vision in an eye as a result of the "unspeakable attack."

Anyone with information about the attack is asked to call Area North detectives at (312) 744-8266. Anonymous tips can also be submitted to CPDTip.com.

Images via Chicago Police Department