FOREST PARK, Ill. (AP) — Police said four people were killed Monday morning in a shooting on a subway train outside Chicago.
Three people were pronounced dead at the Forest Park station, a stop on the Chicago Transit Authority’s Blue Line. The fourth victim died at a hospital.
The suspect escaped, but was later arrested on a train on a different route, according to Forest Park police.
“A weapon was recovered,” Forest Park Deputy Police Chief Christopher Chin told reporters. “There is no immediate threat. It appears to be an isolated incident on this unfortunate day.”
Police received the report around 5:30 a.m. Chin said he had no immediate information on the victims. He called the shooting “shocking” and “horrible.”
“While this was an isolated incident, this heinous act of violence should never have happened, let alone on a public transit train,” the Chicago Transit Authority, known as CTA, said in a statement.
The CTA said the security camera video “proved vital” in assisting investigators.
Forest Park Mayor Rory Hoskins said his community, population 14,000, is the only Chicago suburb in Cook County where two major rail lines terminate.
“It’s a horrible tragedy that four people died over Labor Day weekend,” Hoskins said. “Our police department and our fire department respond to this location probably more than any other location in our jurisdiction.”
Originally Published: September 3, 2024 at 8:34 a.m.
