Incident

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9-02-2024 Illinois Forest Park 4-1

Location

September 02, 2024

Forest Park Blue Line station
711 Desplaines Ave
Forest Park, Illinois

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Adrian Collins
Age: 60
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Victim
Name: Margaret A Miller
Age: 64
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Killed

Type: Victim
Name: Simeon Bihesi
Age: 28
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Victim
Name: Sean Jones
Age: 52
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Rhanni S Davis
Age: 30
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Mass Murder (4+ deceased victims excluding the subject/suspect/perpetrator , one location)
Mass Shooting (4+ victims injured or killed excluding the subject/suspect/perpetrator, one location)

Notes

3 found dead, 1 died in hospital; offender in custody; victims shot while sleeping in train cars on Blue Line, exact shooting location unknown; victims all appear to be unhoused people, shooting appears random, victims not robbed; murder weapon was Glock 43 9mm pistol;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: 9mm

Sources

URL: https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/09/02/cta-shooting-blue-line-train-forest-park-public-transit-crime-violence

URL: https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/shots-fired-at-chicago-areas-forest-park-blue-line/

URL: https://cwbchicago.com/2024/09/3-men-1-woman-randomly-murdered-while-sleeping-on-a-blue-line-train-officials-say.html

URL: https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/03/us/chicago-train-shooting-tuesday/index.html

District

Congressional District: 7
State Senate District: 4
State House District: 7