This is an object lesson for those trying to wrest meaning from short messages published to the Internet.
This Twitter user, @ForeverKimK, runs a Kim Kardashian fansite: foreverkimk.tumblr.com/.
The user also posted a timely (7:12PM on Dec 26, 2011) photo indicating that there was trouble on the Red Line tonight.
The CTA posted a mild alert at the exact same time: twitter.com/#!/cta/status/151470412730085377.
The actual story was that a person was shot at or near a CTA train station: