Four killed in shooting on Chicago blue line train

Four killed in shooting on Chicago blue line train

Four people have been killed on a train in the Chicago area on Monday morning.

Police responded to the scene after a 911 call on Monday morning about a shooting at the Forest Park CTA Blue Line station at 711 Desplaines Avenue in Forest Park, Illinois.

Three people were pronounced dead at the scene and a fourth died at the hospital. 

A suspect fled the scene but was later taken into custody on a CTA Pink Line train in Chicago, as reported by ABC 7.

Four people have been killed on a train in Forest Park, Illinois 

Police responded to the scene after a 911 call on Monday morning about a shooting at the Forest Park CTA Blue Line station at 711 Desplaines Avenue

Police responded to the scene after a 911 call on Monday morning about a shooting at the Forest Park CTA Blue Line station at 711 Desplaines Avenue

Officials said the incident appears to be isolated and there is no further threat to the public. 

Blue Line service remained suspended just before 10am local time between Forest Park and Austin.

Anyone with information on the shooting has been asked to contact Forest Park police at 708-366-2425. 

Chicago crime stats show the city hit a decade high for murders in 2023, seeing 617 deaths just last year, the most in the nation for a major city.

Las month, a  member of the Texas Democratic Delegation was robbed at gunpoint during the party’s national convention.

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