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Man, 64, fatally shot on SEPTA platform at 19th and Market

The victim was shot four times, police said.

File photo of a Philadelphia police officer at a homicide scene.
File photo of a Philadelphia police officer at a homicide scene.Read moreTom Gralish / Staff Photographer

A 64-year-old man died after being shot multiple times on a SEPTA underground trolley platform at 19th and Market Streets on Saturday afternoon, police said.

Police said the victim was shot in the head, shoulder, right hand, and back shortly after 2:15 p.m. on the eastbound side of the platform.

He was taken to Jefferson University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:50 p.m., police said.

No arrests had been made nor weapon recovered, police said.

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Surveillance video reportedly shows two men getting into a quarrel, with one of them firing a gun after he is punched.

SEPTA reported at 5:05 p.m. that while trolley service would continue operating in both directions through the tunnel, eastbound trolleys would bypass 19th Street until further notice.