The Philadelphia gun violence epidemic continues as a 14-year-old boy was shot and killed on a West Philadelphia SEPTA train platform.
Three men are in police custody after a shooting on a West Philly SEPTA train, officials say
Three men are in police custody after a shooting on the SEPTA Market-Frankford Line at the 52nd Street Station in West Philadelphia. Video obtained by FOX 29 shows the incident unfolding and spilling out onto the platform. "Particularly, more and more people going right for their guns when they don't like something they hear, or they feel disrespected," SEPTA GM and CEO, Leslie Richards, explained.
After the shooting in March, Councilmember Jamie Gauthier said, "What's happening on SEPTA is a microcosm of what's happening in the city, in a larger sense. It's just migrating onto SEPTA and I believe we have to work in partnership to make our public transit system safer and our city safer."Tips can be submitted by calling 215-686-TIPS or texting PPD TIP .
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