Police: 4 stabbed aboard Amtrak train in Mich.

DETROIT — A Chicago-to-Port Huron Amtrak passenger train was the scene of a multiple stabbing Friday night in Niles, Mich., west of Battle Creek, and one suspect was taken into custody, police said.

Four stabbing victims were taken to area hospitals — Lakeland-Niles Hospital and to the larger Memorial Hospital in South Bend, Ind., about 10 minutes away, a police dispatcher said.

The victims included the train's conductor, a female passenger and two male passengers, said Niles Mayor Michael McCauslin. None of their injuries was fatal, but "it's my understanding that two of the victims are currently in surgery," McCauslin said late Friday.

The train remains at the station in Niles and more than 100 passengers have been evacuated, authorities said.

"Our officers are on the scene now," gathering evidence and interviewing witnesses, a dispatcher said.

An Amtrak news release said the stabbings occurred on Train No. 364, in the Blue Water Service, with 172 passengers.

After leaving Chicago, the Blue Water Service stops in a dozen cities, including Battle Creek, Lansing and Flint before ending its route in Port Huron.