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 

A gun was recovered during the arrest, police said. 

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

The CTA said in a statement: 'Although this was an isolated incident, this heinous and egregious act of violence should never have occurred, none the less on a public transit train.

'As soon as this matter was reported, CTA immediately deployed resources to assist the Forest Park Police in their investigation into the matter, including review of all possible security camera footage, which proved to be vital in aiding local enforcement.'

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

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

Forest Park Mayor Rory Hoskins said the shooting was an 'outlier' but said first reponders are frequently sent to the Blue Line station, calling for more safety resources.

Less than a week ago the CTA announced it would implement an AI-based program that would notify police when guns are detected at train stations. 

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.