# A 29-year-old pushed off a moving CTA train

> Kyle Bickham was riding home from an overnight shift when he was thrown from a Red Line car, and his family still has no answers.
- Title: A 29-year-old pushed off a moving CTA train · Newsweek
- Summary: Kyle Bickham was riding home from an overnight shift when he was thrown from a Red Line car, and his family still has no answers. A teenager is charged with…
- Keywords: chicago, transit safety, cta, crime, public transportation, 29-year-old, pushed, moving, train, Newsweek
- Source: Newsweek — https://newsweek.com/who-is-kyle-bickham-mystery-of-chicago-man-killed-on-cta-train-12437234
- Published: 2026-09-14T06:50:49+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: chicago, transit safety, cta, crime, public transportation
## Killed on the Red Line
Kyle Bickham, 29, died on September 7 after three people pushed him from a moving CTA train near the 69th Street station around 2:40 p.m.
## The third rail
Police say Bickham hit the electrified third rail after the fall, then was struck by an oncoming train. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
## A 15-year-old charged
Chicago police charged a 15-year-old girl with first-degree murder, plus felony counts of mob action and assault of a transit employee. Two other suspects have not been named.

> We do not have any new information or updates. Area Two Detectives continue to investigate.
## How did the door open
Bickham's family wants to know how a side door could open mid-ride. The CTA has not publicly explained its safety procedures, the door mechanism, or any surveillance footage.

> How it was so easy to have that door open in the middle of a ride and my son be thrown off the train.
## Home from a night shift
Bickham was returning from an overnight shift at an Amazon facility in Cicero. He worked long hours, had a long commute, and had just moved into a new apartment.

> He was just trying to make an honest day's living, and this is what happened.
## What his family says
His father described a caring man who wrote poetry and doted on his nieces. His brother started a GoFundMe for the funeral. The teen returns to court Monday after being ordered held.

> Kyle was loved. Kyle mattered. His light will never be forgotten.
## Key takeaway

A teenager is charged with murder, but the question of how a moving train's door opened is still unanswered.