Chicago Blue Line Tragedy: 4 Killed Execution-Style on L Train While Asleep। USA TODAY NEWS

[Music] Illinois Forest Park AP officials said on Tuesday that a man who was accused of murdering four individuals on a commuter train in the Chicago region shot them at close range while they were sleeping prior to 5:30 a.m. on Monday an incident occurred on a BlueLine train traveling close to the line's Terminus in Forest Park a neighborhood located about 10 Mi 16 km West of downtown Chicago on the L system serving the Chicago Region Police subsequently detained 30-year-old rany S Davis on another Chicago Transit Authority L route the authorities accused Davis of four first-degree murder charges on Tuesday according to Forest Park mayor Rory Hoskins it's probable that the victims were unaware of the shooter according to Hoskins they were shot execution style as they slept Associated Press the Cook County medical examiners office reports that three males including Simeon bisi 28 and Adrien Collins 60 as well as 64-year-old Margaret Miller were shot and killed their homes were all listed as unidentified the fourth victim's identity has not yet been made public according to police who said they were still in the process of getting in touch with his family according to authorities the victims were in two separate carriages as the Blue Line train moved toward Forest Park or to the preliminary investigation from that suburb the Blue Line travels through downtown Chicago and ends at O'Hare International Airport it operates Around the Clock travels both above and below the surface the alleged gunman ran away nevertheless Hoskins said authorities were able to locate and apprehend Davis because of the trains video Davis's phone number was not available in public records a message was sent to a listed email on Tuesday but it wasn't answered right away messages on the legal council of Davis were not immediately answered by the Forest Park police or the Cook County State's Attorney's Office Cook County public defender office stated that it was not defending him IM Fox the state's attorney for Cook County announced this during a media conference in Forest Park on Tuesday evening Davis is expected to appear in court on Wednesday at noon she described the shootings as a horrific heinous and in explicable act of violence promised to provide additional information when the case was heard in court according to authorities investigators have not yet established a motive during the briefing security video proved to be vital according to CTA authorities who also said that they were supporting the inquiry CTA President dval Carter Jr issued a statement saying even though this matter is still under investigation all available information points to this being an isolated incident according to Hoskins calls to the crowded Transport terminals in Forest Park are common green line which operates almost non-stop throughout the day likewise finishes in Forest Park over the years charitable groups have also made use of the transit hubs for outreach offering medical attention and other assistance to homeless individuals who board trains in search of safety especially during the winter however the 14,000 person community horrific shooting has raised fresh anxieties part-time mayor Hoskins claimed he couldn't remember the last time a murder in Forest Park was reported he observed the Tuesday Morning drop off a bit more intently than normal because his teenage son uses the L to school remarked people are rattled we want them to experience safety

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