US EditionMan sets fire to a woman on a Chicago L train before fleeing, police say
Lawrence Reed, 50, charged with domestic terrorism for a violent attack on a mass transit system that left a woman critically burned on a Chicago train.
- A man doused a 26-year-old woman with a liquid and set her on fire aboard a Chicago L train after an argument, leaving her in critical condition.
- The attack occurred Monday night on a Blue Line train after the woman and a man believed to be in his 40s began arguing, and the man then poured an unknown fluid on her and ignited it before fleeing when the train arrived at the Clark and Lake station.
- The woman stumbled onto the platform and collapsed before being taken to a hospital, and no arrests had been made as of Tuesday morning.
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Editorial: A woman was set on fire on the Blue Line. Chicago can’t shrug this off. – Chicago Tribune/Yahoo
"... (O)verall crime at CTA locations is down slightly year over year, but the most serious violent offenses are rising — homicides are up 40 percent and shootings have increased by 33 percent, according to police data. ... A woman sitting on a bench at the UIC-Halsted Blue Line stop Nov. 10 was stabbed in the chest by a man wielding a large knife. In July, a 56-year-old man was beaten to death in the Loop at the Clark and Lake CTA stop. The lis…
Federal judge orders man held on federal terrorism charge in Chicago train attack
A man accused of setting a woman on fire inside a Chicago commuter train has been ordered to be held behind bars pending trial on a federal terrorism charge he faces in the case.
Man Charged With Terrorism After Woman Set On Fire In Chicago Subway
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International Correspondent CHICAGO, USA (Worthy News) – A man has been charged with federal terrorism offenses after allegedly dousing a woman with liquid and setting her on fire aboard a Chicago subway train, authorities confirmed Friday, in a case that revived concerns about transit safety amid rising violence in U.S. public-transport systems. The suspect, Lawrence Reed, 50, faces the federal charge of “com…
Person of interest questioned after woman set on fire on Chicago train, police said
A person of interest was questioned Tuesday afternoon after a woman was set on fire Monday night on a Blue Line train, Chicago police said. Shortly before 9:30 p.m., a 26-year-old woman was riding a CTA train in the 100 block of West Lake Street when she was involved in an argument with a man in his mid-40s. The man poured liquid on the victim before setting her on fire, police said. The man exited the train when it came to a stop, fleeing the s…
Person of interest questioned after woman set on fire on Chicago train, police said
A person of interest was questioned Tuesday afternoon after a woman was set on fire Monday night on a Blue Line train, Chicago police said. Shortly before 9:30 p.m., a 26-year-old woman was riding a CTA train in the 100 block of West Lake Street when she was involved in an argument with a man in his mid-40s. The man poured liquid on the victim before setting her on fire, police said. The man exited the train when it came to a stop, fleeing the s…
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