CHICAGO — A murder suspect who had just arrived on the California Zephyr was shot and killed at Chicago Union Station on Tuesday evening after opening fire on Amtrak police on a station platform.
The Chicago Sun-Times reports Amtrak police were waiting on the platform when the train arrived, having been informed by California authorities that a California man on board was wanted on multiple outstanding warrants, including one for murder.
Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari told a press conference that when the man saw the police on the platform, he began running, injuring an Amtrak employee, and then opened fire on the police. Police returned fire, with one shooting the suspect. He was transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital and later died from a gunshot wound to the chest, police reported. WGN-TV reports the Cook County Coroner’s Office confirmed the death but has not released the man’s name pending notification of next of kin.
Three other people, including the Amtrak employee and one of the police officers, also were injured, but were not shot, authorities said. One was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was in good condition with facial lacerations. Two others were taken to Rush University Medical Center; the nature of their injuries was not reported.
An investigation by Amtrak police and Chicago police is continuing. Amtrak police involved in the incident were wearing body cameras.
The incident occurred about 5:15 p.m., after the Zephyr arrived shortly after 5 p.m. Amtrak service in and out of Union Station was stopped for about an hour but resumed about 6:30 p.m.
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