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Diomande, A. (2026, October 9). Hardworking janitor who was dad of two is stabbed in neck and killed at Chicago L train station. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16196251/Hardworking-janitor-dad-two-stabbed-neck-killed-Chicago-L-train-station.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
Diomande, Aisha. “Hardworking janitor who was dad of two is stabbed in neck and killed at Chicago L train station.” Daily Mail, 9 Oct. 2026, https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16196251/Hardworking-janitor-dad-two-stabbed-neck-killed-Chicago-L-train-station.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490.
Diomande, Aisha. “Hardworking janitor who was dad of two is stabbed in neck and killed at Chicago L train station.” Daily Mail, October 9, 2026. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16196251/Hardworking-janitor-dad-two-stabbed-neck-killed-Chicago-L-train-station.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490.
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Julian Mobley, a 41-year-old janitor for the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), was fatally stabbed at the Damen Green Line station on Thursday. Mobley intervened when an unknown suspect maced a train operator during what is believed to be a fare dispute. The assailant, identified as Chevazz Campbell, 37, allegedly fled after stabbing Mobley multiple times in the neck. Campbell had previously violated curfew four times while on electronic monitoring for two retail theft felony cases. He was arrested hours later and now faces murder charges along with robbery allegations. This incident has drawn calls from union officials and prosecutors for reforms to the state's electronic monitoring system, citing inadequate enforcement of curfews that put public safety at risk.