CHICAGO (CBS) – Amtrak police shot and injured a person at Union Station on Tuesday night.
As CBS 2’s Jermont Terry reported, it was not immediately learned what triggered the shooting or the condition of who was shot.
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But a man believed to be the suspect was led through the station on a stretcher during the afternoon rush hour.
(Credit: Chris Tye / CBS 2)
Firefighters said four people had been taken to hospital from the scene. The suspect who was shot was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in a traumatic arrest.
Two more were taken to Rush University Medical Center and one was taken to the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center. All were stable and it was not immediately clear why they were hospitalized. They were not shot.
Update: 3 people were also rushed to hospital following the Union Station shooting. They were not shot. This is a new video from the @Amtrak train blocked by CPD on the tracks pic.twitter.com/EEvzOB06rp
– Jermont Terry (@JermontTerry) August 24, 2021
Amtrak has reported that due to “ongoing police activity” all Amtrak service has been suspended in Chicago. The Metra service was not affected on Tuesday evening.
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Breaking now: A person was shot dead inside Chicago Union Station. All trains are stopped while the investigation is ongoing. A live report just moments away @cbschicago 6 p.m. pic.twitter.com/er2HfvM2Ta
– Jermont Terry (@JermontTerry) August 24, 2021
Meanwhile, Canal Street was completely closed at the scene and Chicago police were present outside the station.
(Credit: Chris Tye / CBS 2)
Yellow and red crime scene tape was mounted to tie up an Amtrak car near track 30.
(Credit: CBS 2)
Chris Harris, who was returning to Chicago with his daughter from California, heard the shooting on the California Zephyr train.
“It’s crazy,” Harris told CBS 2’s Chris Tye. “[Amtrak] don’t tell us anything.
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Officials are expected to hold a press conference tonight. Watch it live on CBSN Chicago.
