Four shot on CTA Blue Line train near Forest Park station

Monday (Labor Day) 5:24 AM SEP 2, 2024 -- Four people were shot and killed Monday morning on a CTA Blue Line train in west suburban Forest Park, and male suspect was later taken into custody on a Pink Line train based on CTA surveillance video.

The offender fled the scene; however, CTA security personnel and Forest Park police officers located a suspect after reviewing and monitoring surveillance video images. A suspect was located on a CTA Pink Line train and was taken into custody Monday morning — possibly by about 8:30 a.m. A weapon was also recovered.




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