Teen boy charged in Chatham shooting that killed young father on Red Line may have been threatened

The teen charged in the Chicago shooting death of Diunte Moon on a CTA Red Line train at 79th Street in Chatham may have been threatened.

The ME ID'd a man shot and killed on a CTA Red Line train. The Chicago Police Department released a video of two suspects in the 79th Street shooting.on a CTA Red Line train last summer may have been acting in self-defense, his attorney suggested Wednesday.

An unknown person is seen approaching Moon and stealing his wallet, then getting off the train shortly afterward. As Moon continues to sleep, the footage shows the boy's friend approach and steal his cellphone, prosecutors said. Several minutes later, Moon woke up and began looking for his missing items. He asked passengers, including the teen and his friend, if they had seen anyone take them, prosecutors said.

In partial footage released earlier by police, the boy appears to be talking with someone off camera on the train with his hand in his jacket, but the footage does not show the shooting.

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