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Man shot on SEPTA North Broad Station platform

SEPTA trains were bypassing the station Thursday morning due to the shooting, which left at least one person injured.

A SEPTA police transit officer guards the entrance to North Broad Station after a shooting Thursday morning.
A SEPTA police transit officer guards the entrance to North Broad Station after a shooting Thursday morning.Read moreAlejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer

A shooting on a SEPTA Regional Rail platform left a man wounded Thursday morning.

The shooting occurred at the North Broad Station at Broad Street and Lehigh Avenue around 7 a.m.

Police responding to reports of a shot fired found a man with a gunshot wound to the hand, according to a SEPTA spokesperson. The man was transported to the hospital for treatment.

No other injuries have been reported. It is unclear what let to the shooting.

SEPTA bypassed the station on trains heading out of Center City for about an hour Thursday morning before resuming service at about 8 a.m.

Through Sunday, there have been 2,216 shooting incidents across the city, according to data from the Philadelphia Police Department. There have been at least 1,220 victims of gun violence, with at least 260 deaths, according to city data analyzed by the Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.