Crime Four people killed in shooting on Chicago train – reports

[LeonardoBjj]

Edward Helmore

Shooting occurred at the Forest Park CTA Blue Line station early on Monday, according to police

Four people were shot and killed on a Chicago metro train early Monday, according to news reports.

Police said they had received a 911 call at about 5.27am that three people were shot on a train at the Forest Park CTA Blue Line station.


Forest Park police officers arrived to find four victims. Three were pronounced dead at the scene. A fourth was transported to hospital, where they also later died.

Police said the suspect fled the scene but was apprehended on a CTA Pink Line train after police got a description from surveillance video. Police said a gun was recovered.

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

“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,” the CTA said in a statement.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/02/chicago-train-shooting

 

[LeonardoBjj]

- Will post here to avoid starting another thread:

5 people shot at New York’s West Indian American Day Parade, police say​

NEW YORK (AP) — Five people were shot Monday at New York City’s West Indian American Day Parade, police said. It’s the latest instance of violence marring one of the world’s largest annual celebrations of Caribbean culture.

A gunman targeting a specific group of people opened fire along the parade route in Brooklyn around 2:35 p.m., NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell said.

The parade had kicked off hours earlier, with thousands of revelers dancing and marching down Eastern Parkway, a main thoroughfare through the borough. It was expected to continue into the night.

Two people were critically wounded, Chell said. The three other victims are expected to survive their injuries, he said. The gunman fled.

“This was not random,” Chell said. “This was an intentional act by one person towards a group of people. We do not by no means have any active shooter or anything of that nature running around Eastern Parkway as we speak. The parade is going on and will go on until later on tonight.”

An Associated Press videographer who was nearby when the shots rang out saw at least two people being treated next for what appeared to be wounds to the face and arm.


Police cordoned off an area adjacent to the parade route, where they had placed crime scene markers. The parade continued flowing past as officers were seen bagging items.

Chell asked that bystanders provide police with any video footage they may have recorded of the shooting.

“We need that video,” Chell said. “We are going to solve this, but it’s going to take a lot of work.”

Some people attending the parade were shaken by the violence.

“I’m crying over this, it’s so terrible. How can someone have the heart to fire a gun around so many people — babies, children, the elderly,” Jalissa Bailey told the New York Post.

“I know this parade has a history of violence, but things have been peaceful in recent years, and we got to hoping that there was enough security in place that maybe that was over with,” Bailey said.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer was marching in the parade at the time and completed the route.

“I’m pained and troubled by the horrible shooting that took place as we were marching together at the West Indian Day Festival and Parade in Brooklyn,” Schumer posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Thank you to our 1st responders on the scene. I pray for everyone affected. We must keep working to end gun violence in America.”

The parade, an annual Labor Day event in its 57th year, turns Eastern Parkway into a kaleidoscope of feather-covered costumes and colorful flags as participants make their way down the thoroughfare alongside floats stacked high with speakers playing soca and reggae music.

The parade routinely attracts huge crowds, who line the almost 2-mile (3.2-kilometer) route that runs from Crown Heights to the Brooklyn Museum. It’s also a popular destination for local politicians, many of whom have West Indian heritage or represent members of the city’s large Caribbean community.

Though a joyous occasion, the parade and related celebrations have been plagued by violence over the years.

In 2016, two people were killed and several others were wounded near the parade route. The year before, Carey Gabay, an aide to then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo was shot in the head during pre-parade festivities. He died nine days later.

The West Indian American Day Parade has its roots in more traditionally timed, pre-Lent Carnival celebrations started by a Trinidadian immigrant in Manhattan around a century ago, according to the organizers. The festivities were moved to the warmer time of year in the 1940s.

Brooklyn, where hundreds of thousands of Caribbean immigrants and their descendants have settled, began hosting the parade in the 1960s.

The Labor Day parade is now the culmination of days of carnival events in the city, which includes a steel pan band competition and J’Ouvert, a separate street party commemorating freedom from slavery.

https://apnews.com/article/new-york...ade-carnival-b2b87995006cfd8ab598862599905c52

 

[oski]

- Will post here to avoid starting another thread:

When did you start caring about how many threads you start, wink?

And no legos; didn't happen.

 

[PG29 red0 Jr]

I had a racing teammate that lived in Forest Park, and I used to drive by that stop all the time getting on 290.

I am not surprised to hear about the shooting.

 

[LeonardoBjj]

When did you start caring about how many threads you start, wink?

And no legos; didn't happen.

- I usually do three per day. The others are the older ones. I didi found legos with shooting scenes. But thought was better leave out.

 

[LeonardoBjj]

I had a racing teammate that lived in Forest Park, and I used to drive by that stop all the time getting on 290.

I am not surprised to hear about the shooting.

- You were a biker?

The hl part. Why not surprised?

 

[Streeter]

I used to ride the El all the time 10 to 15 years ago.. would never now. The latest governor is literally the worst Chicago has ever had n doesn't care.

 

[PG29 red0 Jr]

- You were a biker?

The hl part. Why not surprised?

No, not a biker.

This stop is less than a mile from Austin and Garfield Park, those are some rough neighborhoods.

 

[NoSmilez]

It's just labor day stuff. People tend to engage in stupid activities during labor day and July 4th. That West Indies parade has historically been violent. It's random stabbings or shootings that occur every few years.

 

[BIKES!]

Ahhh, the actual gun violence that makes up the 99%....

 

[Bubzeh]

Gang shit or nah?

 

[StonedLemur]

Gang shit or nah?

What's "nah shit" sir, is that like when you ate too much chilli and someone asks you if you're gonna have more...and you say "nah shit" as you're running to the bathroom?

 

[Mr Holmes]

Gang shit or nah?

Yeah most likely. The west side violence spills over into that area.

 

[Scerpi]

I used to ride the El all the time 10 to 15 years ago.. would never now. The latest governor is literally the worst Chicago has ever had n doesn't care.

And these last two mayors…

Wtf

 

[Streeter]

And these last two mayors…

Wtf

At least Beetlejuice was a little con earned with crime. This New mayor seems to literally want the city to go to ruin.

 

[Madmick]

Edward Helmore

Shooting occurred at the Forest Park CTA Blue Line station early on Monday, according to police

Four people were shot and killed on a Chicago metro train early Monday, according to news reports.

Police said they had received a 911 call at about 5.27am that three people were shot on a train at the Forest Park CTA Blue Line station.


Forest Park police officers arrived to find four victims. Three were pronounced dead at the scene. A fourth was transported to hospital, where they also later died.

Police said the suspect fled the scene but was apprehended on a CTA Pink Line train after police got a description from surveillance video. Police said a gun was recovered.

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

“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,” the CTA said in a statement.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/02/chicago-train-shooting

Why doesn't the headline carry the phrase "mass shooting"? It meets every criterion. This isn't an outlier. Every single headline from a Bing or Google news feed for "Forest Park shooting" omitted the term from the headline except for one outlet (the tiny outlet Block Club Chicago via the Google news search). This includes the AP, NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN.
Bing News Search
Google News Search

I wonder...

 

[Flower2dPeople]

- I usually do three per day. The others are the older ones. I didi found legos with shooting scenes. But thought was better leave out.

Are you paid by thread or by lego images per thread?

 

[My Spot]

Why doesn't the headline carry the phrase "mass shooting"? It meets every criterion. This isn't an outlier. Every single headline from a Bing or Google news feed for "Forest Park shooting" omitted the term from the headline except for one outlet (the tiny outlet Block Club Chicago via the Google news search). This includes the AP, NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN.
Bing News Search
Google News Search

I wonder...

It's counted by both GVA and MST.

https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/incident/3012631

Mass Shootings in 2021

massshootingtracker.site

 

[Madmick]

It's counted by both GVA and MST.

https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/incident/3012631

Mass Shootings in 2021

massshootingtracker.site

So it's just so odd why the news isn't invoking its terminology. So very very odd.

 

[ColemanwastheGOAT]

So it's just so odd why the news isn't invoking its terminology. So very very odd.

It's not odd at all. They are corrupt.