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