The Brief
- Lawrence Strother, 66, has been charged with first-degree murder in a fatal stabbing on a CTA Blue Line train.
- The 42-year-old victim was stabbed in the thigh and later died at Lutheran General Hospital; his identity has not been released.
- Strother was arrested Thursday night in Rosemont and was set to appear in court Friday for a detention hearing.
CHICAGO – A 66-year-old man has been charged with murder in connection with a deadly stabbing on a CTA Blue Line train, according to Chicago police.
What we know:
Lawrence Strother faces one felony count of first-degree murder. He was arrested around 10:35 p.m. Thursday in the 9500 block of Technology Boulevard in Rosemont after being identified as the suspect, authorities said.
Police said Strother fatally stabbed a 42-year-old man in the thigh while aboard a Blue Line train in the 5800 block of North River Road earlier that day. …