Four killed in shooting on Chicago blue line train
Four people were killed on a train in the Chicago area on Monday morning.
Police responded to a 911 call of a shooting at the Forest Park CTA Blue Line station at 711 Desplaines Avenue in Forest Park, Illinois, on Monday morning.
Three people died on the spot, a fourth died in hospital.
A suspect fled the scene but was later arrested on a CTA Pink Line train in Chicago, as reported by ABC 7.
Four people have died on a train in Forest Park, Illinois
A firearm was found during the arrest, police said.
Officials say it appears to be an isolated incident and there is no further threat to the public.
The CTA said in a statement: “While this was an isolated incident, this horrific and egregious act of violence should never have happened, especially not on a public transit train.
“As soon as this matter was reported, CTA immediately deployed resources to assist the Forest Park Police Department in their investigation. This included reviewing all available security camera footage. This proved to be critical to local law enforcement.”
Police responded to a 911 call Monday morning about a shooting at the Forest Park CTA Blue Line station at 711 Desplaines Avenue
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Forest Park police at 708-366-2425.
Chicago crime statistics show that the city will hit its highest murder rate in a decade in 2023. Last year, 617 people were killed, the highest number of any major city in the country.
Last month, a member of the Democratic delegation in Texas was robbed at gunpoint during the party’s national convention.