Amtrak conductor shot by passenger....

[schlimm]

The context makes the referent pretty obvious. English is a contextual language.

[Deggesty]

From the Chicago Tribune: "The suspect, a resident of the Milwaukee suburb of West Allis, Wis., was headed to Chicago, the next stop after Naperville, Cammiso said. He said he did not know where the man boarded the train."

Who is "He?"  The man who shot the conductor?

Has the writer of this studied the English language? (Academic question)

[ATLANTIC CENTRAL]

samfp1943

the tole for shootings this year 1,000 as of April.

Well, maybe if the good people could shoot back the thugs would think twice.....

And if the thugs are killing each other, where is the problem?

Sheldon

[samfp1943]

Paul_D_North_Jr

From the linked article:

"The suspect, a man in his 70s from Wisconsin, fired from the window of a train, according to police. The alleged shooter was found by police being restrained by passengers on the train, authorities said." 

From a window ?!?  Was it open ?  Maybe a vestibule ?

Kudos to the passengers for having the courage to restrain him ! 

Cranky old man ?

- PDN.  

 

Accoring tio the linked article: The shooter was a septagenarian (that 70 yrs old !  )...The 'cranky old man' was apparently a passenger on a METRA train that was also stopped at the Naperville Platform(?). The AMTRAK Conductor was off the SW Chief. he was shot in the torso.  The article also mentions ( I guess for the sake of politics?) that AMTRAK'S gun policy is that unloaded guns may be in checked bags,( with prior niotification tothe carrier(?). Loaded wepons are not permitted,at all....  Hope the Conductor survives his wounds...and the shooter....?  Who knows, after all it is Chicago.... the tole for shootings this year 1,000 as of April.

Here is another (longer article from Chicago Tribune)article. [annoying advertisements!]

@http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-amtrak-conductor-shooting-naperville-follow-st-0519-20170517-story.html

[Deggesty]

According to the link that Houston Ed posted, the man with the gun was a Metra passenger, not an Amtrak passenger. There is still the mystery--how was a window open? Can the windows on Mtra cars be opened by passengers?

Or, is "Metra" bad reporting?

[Paul_D_North_Jr]

From the linked article:

"The suspect, a man in his 70s from Wisconsin, fired from the window of a train, according to police. The alleged shooter was found by police being restrained by passengers on the train, authorities said." 

From a window ?!?  Was it open ?  Maybe a vestibule ?

Kudos to the passengers for having the courage to restrain him ! 

Cranky old man ?

- PDN.  

[edblysard]

http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/authorities-respond-naperville-train-station-422628944.html

guess he was PO'ed at being late?