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Man On Electronic Monitoring Jumped Green Line Turnstile Before Killing CTA Janitor: Prosecutors
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
4
First seen
Oct 12, 1:07 PM CDT
updated Oct 14, 4:53 PM CDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by Block Club Chicago, Chicago Sun-Times and 2 others, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
The Cook County state's attorney is calling for changes to electronic monitoring following the fatal stabbing of a CTA worker, WLS-TV and WGN-TV reported. Prosecutors said the defendant in the deadly incident was on electronic monitoring and jumped a Green Line turnstile before killing the CTA janitor, according to the Chicago Sun-Times and Block Club Chicago.
Written by our system from the sources below (4), version 4, Oct 14, 5:01 PM CDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Cook County state's attorney calls for changes to electronic monitoring after deadly CTA stabbing · WLS-TV
- Cook County prosecutor pushes for safer electronic monitoring systems after fatal stabbing of CTA worker · WGN-TV
- Defendant in fatal stabbing of CTA janitor was on electronic monitoring, prosecutors say · Chicago Sun-Times
- Man On Electronic Monitoring Jumped Green Line Turnstile Before Killing CTA Janitor: Prosecutors · Block Club Chicago
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How It Unfolded
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