Elderly Man Is Beaten With A Wine Bottle And Robbed On Chicago Metro Train

Chicago police and the CTA are investigating after a man was robbed and hit over the head with a wine bottle during a brazen attack that has since gone viral after footage was posted to social media.

In the video, posted by a Facebook user, multiple assailants are seen assailing a man on a CTA Red Line train, asking for his identification and then snatching an unopened bottle of wine from him.

Video then shows the suspects reaching into his pocket and stealing money, and as the man begins to get up, one of the suspects strikes him in the head with a wine bottle, leaving him dazed and bleeding profusely in his seat.

Chicago police issued a community alert as they continue to search for suspects in the attack, and say that they are continuing to up their manpower throughout the public transit system.