4 People Killed on Chicago-Area L Train Likely Didn’t Even See Shooter, Official Says

Published on September 4, 2024

FOREST PARK, Ill.—A man suspected of killing four people aboard a Chicago-area transit train shot them at close range while they were asleep, officials said Tuesday. The shooting took place before 5:30 a.m. Monday aboard the Chicago area’s L system, on a Blue Line train that was moving near where the line ends in Forest Park, a suburb about 10 miles (16 kilometers) west of downtown Chicago. Rhanni S. Davis, 30, was later arrested on another Chicago Transit Authority L line, according to police. Authorities charged Davis with four counts of first-degree murder Tuesday. Forest Park Mayor Rory Hoskins said the victims likely didn’t even see the shooter....