Terrorism charges filed after woman lit on fire on Blue Line train

Federal terrorism charges have been filed against a suspect who allegedly lit a 26-year-old woman on fire on a Blue Line CTA train in the Loop.

Lawrence Reed, 50, is accused of a terrorist attack or other violence against a mass transportation system, according to the U.S. attorney’s office after the attack Monday night at 124 W. Lake St., about 9:30 p.m.

The victim was left severely burned and in critical condition at Stroger Hospital.

Reed boarded a Blue Line train around 9:04 p.m. after stopping at a Citgo gas station on West Harrison Street, according to the complaint. Surveillance video from the station shows Reed allegedly filling a small container with gasoline before walking toward the Kedzie station.

Minutes later, surveillance footage from inside the train car shows Reed appr