14-year-old shot and killed on Philadelphia subway platform

A young person was fatally shot on a SEPTA platform in Philadelphia on Saturday, in accordance with police. The Philadelphia Police Division mentioned the capturing passed off on the 5200 block of Market Road after 2 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.

The 14-year-old boy was shot within the chest, the arm and was transported by medics to Presbyterian Hospital the place he later died, police mentioned.

In accordance with police, no arrests have been made and no weapon was recovered on the scene.

Sources instructed ABC Information Philadelphia station WPVI that an grownup man was recognized because the suspect and is at the moment on the run.

In accordance with WPVI sources, the suspect and {the teenager} had a bodily altercation which began when the 14-year-old allegedly hit the suspect.

The suspect then allegedly took out a gun and fired twice, hitting the sufferer, after which fled the scene, in accordance with WPVI.

“SEPTA Police are working intently with Philadelphia Police to search out the suspect on this case. It is a horrific tragedy, and our ideas are with the household that has skilled an unimaginable loss,” SEPTA mentioned in an announcement to ABC Information.

Including, “SEPTA serves over 600,000 riders a day, and the overwhelming majority get to-and-from their locations with out incident. Nonetheless, even one violent crime is just too many, and we’re persevering with to regulate police patrols and add officers to our ranks so we will deal with sizzling spots whereas offering police protection throughout the system.”