A suspect is in custody after a fatal shooting during an altercation on a SEPTA platform at City Hall
SEPTA said the shooter has a license to carry a gun.
A 27-year-old man was fatally shot during an altercation at the City Hall Station on SEPTA’s Broad Street Line early Friday morning and another man later surrendered to police.
The shooting happened around 7:25 a.m. on the northbound platform and the victim, whose name was not released, was transported to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 10:43 a.m., police said.
The suspect, another 27-year-old man, later surrendered with a gun to police in West Philadelphia.
According to SEPTA, the man in custody is licensed to carry a firearm.
“A review of surveillance video showed there was an altercation involving the males prior to the shooting,” said SEPTA spokesperson Andrew Busch.
“No word yet on what led to the altercation,” Busch said.
On Friday evening, the Philadelphia Police Department said the shooting remained under investigation.
The shooting occurred as SEPTA recorded the largest drop in serious crime in its 43-year history between 2023 and 2024, according to a report from the transportation agency. This year, serious crime continues to drop, too, as SEPTA just reported a 10% decrease compared to the same period last year. This decrease in violence is not only a trend for SEPTA, but across Philadelphia, where homicides are on a steady decline after years of record-setting violence.
SEPTA is also aggressively taking on fare evasion, having issued 6,300 citations so far this year, a 47% increase from last year.
While crime is dropping and SEPTA hopes to curb quality-of-life issues, serious crimes, like shootings, do still occur.
Last month, during afternoon rush hour, a fight broke out at the Broad Street Line’s Erie Station, leading to one of the passengers shooting a gun. No one was injured by gunfire.