We don’t know for sure what their social status is. Looking at the videos, they were asleep on the train,
This obviously is shocking, you know, it is uncommon to have a mass shooting like this,
The CTA has great cameras. Their surveillance cameras are excellent,
The victims, they were all passengers on the train early this morning,
This is an isolated incident, so it can happen anywhere. Obviously, there’s a little bit more concern because it is on a mass transit system,
You just kind of get used to it,
It’s a horrible tragedy that four people are dead on Labor Day weekend,
It's a horrible situation. It's definitely something that you don't want to wake up to. It's a Monday morning on a holiday,
This appears to be an isolated incident with no immediate threat to the community,
Three were pronounced dead on scene, the fourth was transported to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, where they were later pronounced,
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,
There is no immediate threat,
We commend both the Forest Park Police Department for their thorough and collaborative efforts to provide information to partner agencies; as well as the Chicago Police Department whose quick actions led to the apprehension of a suspect in this matter,
Gun violence leaves a scar in the city,
It doesn't even matter what age, if you're a baby or you're old—it's like a ticking time bomb,
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,