Police investigate death of man electrocuted on Blue Line tracks - Chicago News and Weather | FOX 32 News

Chicago police are looking into the death of a man on the Blue Line tracks near the California stop.

That man was electrocuted early Wednesday when he made contact with the third rail on the southbound tracks near the CTA station in the Logan Square neighborhood.

Investigators said the man was already dead when officers arrived at around 2:15 a.m.

"It looked like he wanted to get to the other side (of the platform)," and tried to do so by crossing the tracks, a Shakespeare District police sergeant said. As he did so, "he grabbed on to the third rail and that was it."

Electrocution was the preliminary cause of death for the victim, who remained unidentified but was believed to be in his 30s, the Cook County Medical Examiner's office said Wednesday morning. An autopsy is scheduled for later performed Wednesday, but the sergeant said it did not appear to be a suicide or criminal incident.

Power to the Blue Line in the area was turned off at about 2:15 a.m., the CTA said. Power remained off for more than an hour and shuttle busses transported CTA customers between the Belmont and Grand Avenue stations.

Police are investigating whether foul play was involved.