A shooting on a commuter train outside Chicago on Labor Day morning left four people dead. Three people were pronounced dead at the Forest Park station, an above-ground stop on the Chicago Transit Authority’s Blue Line. The fourth victim died at a hospital, the Associated Press reports. The suspect got away but was subsequently arrested on a train on a different route. “A weapon was recovered,” said Forest Park Deputy Chief Chris Chin. “There is no immediate threat. This appears to be an isolated incident on this unfortunate day.”
Police were called around 5:30 a.m. Chin called the shooting “shocking” and “horrible.” “This heinous and egregious act of violence should never have occurred, nonetheless on a public transit train,” said the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). Forest Park Mayor Rory Hoskins said his community, population 14,000, is the only Chicago suburb in Cook County where two major train lines end. “It’s a horrible tragedy that four people are dead on 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.” Regular rider Sean McNulty had to take a bus Monday because of service interruptions related to the shooting. He said criminal activity s a reality on the train.
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