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Yahoo
13 hours ago
- Yahoo
Suburban man charged in fatal stabbing aboard Blue Line train, police say
A Broadview man faces a murder charge in connection to a fatal stabbing earlier this week aboard a CTA Blue Line train, Chicago police announced Friday. Lawrence Strother, 66, faces a single count of first-degree murder tied to an attack that occurred on the Rosemont branch of the Blue Line aboard a train near the 5800 block of North River Road Wednesday evening, police said. Killed was Jason Rowinski, 42, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. An autopsy performed on Thursday determined he died of a stab wound to the lower extremity and was ruled a homicide. Police arrested Strother in the 9500 block of Technology Boulevard in Rosemont several hours after the attack. Authorities didn't say what they believe sparked the fatal stabbing. Strother is expected to appear before a judge for a detention hearing on Saturday.
CBS News
14 hours ago
- CBS News
Man charged with murder in fatal stabbing on CTA Blue Line train in Rosemont, Illinois
A man has been charged with stabbing another man to death on a CTA Blue Line train earlier this week in Rosemont, Illinois. Chicago police said 66-year-old Lawrence Strother, of Broadview, is charged with one count of first-degree murder. Lawrence Strother Chicago Police Department Strother was arrested he was arrested around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, hours after he stabbed 42-year-old Jason Rowinski on a Blue Line train near the Rosemont station along the Kennedy Expressway near River Road. Police said Strother and Rowinski got into an argument on board the train, and Strother stabbed Rowinski in the thigh. The victim was taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, where he was pronounced dead. Rosemont police located Strother after the attack and took him into custody before transferring him to Chicago police custody. Strother was due to make his first court appearance on Saturday.
