Man Killed in Shootout on Metra Train in Deerfield Was Murder Suspect in South Suburbs

DEERFIELD, IL - The man killed during a shoot out with police on a Metra train at the Deerfield station Friday night was a suspect in a homicide in south suburban Evergreen Park the night before.

The suspect, who has not been identified yet, was located by agents with the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force on a Metra Milwaukee District North Line train from Chicago to Fox Lake at 10:30 p.m. as the train stopped at the Lake Cook Road station in Deerfield. An unnamed police source said investigators were led to the train by using a cell phone tower.

ABC-7 reports the suspect was on the first floor of the train and went upstairs after being approached by agents. The suspect pulled out a gun and began shooting at the agents, who fired back and fatally wounded the man.

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The investigation into the incident is being handled by the Illinois State Police, who released a statement Saturday morning.

“Officers positioned themselves both outside on the platform as well as inside the train car,” according to the ISP. “The homicide suspect was armed with a handgun and shot at several officers on the train. Officers returned fire and the suspect was struck and transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced deceased. The suspect’s weapon was recovered at the scene.”

The man was a suspect in the shooting death of David Murrell, who was in a parked SUV in a Walgreens parking lot Thursday night when he was gunned down in Evergreen Park.

An autopsy is scheduled by the Lake County Coroner’s Office on Monday.

Patch Editor Lorraine Swanson contributed to this report.

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