An Illinois man was charged Tuesday with murder in connection with the Labor Day shooting of four people who authorities said were sleeping in their seats on a Chicago-area commuter train.
The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office charged Rhanni S. Davis, 30, of Chicago, with four counts of first-degree murder, according to the Forest Park Police Department.
It was not immediately clear Tuesday afternoon whether Davis had secured an attorney.
The victims, whose names have not been released, appeared to have been sleeping when they were shot and were seated apart from one another in two different train cars, police said after reviewing security footage.
Three victims died immediately and the fourth at a hospital, authorities said.
Police were scheduled to hold a news conference Tuesday night to release more information.
Forest Park Deputy Chief Chris Chin said during a news briefing on Monday that a suspect had been taken into custody and a weapon recovered.
“This appears to be an isolated incident on this unfortunate day,” Chin said. “It’s a horrible situation.”
The shooting occurred around 5:30 a.m. on a moving Chicago Transit Authority train at a Blue Line station in Forest Park, authorities said on Facebook.
The suspect was found on a Pink Line train line, police said, adding they were also trying to track down a person they believed witnessed the attack.
The Chicago Transit Authority called the shooting a “heinous and egregious act of violence” that never should have happened on a public train.