Teenager Shot and Killed While On SEPTA Bus In West Philly
by Alex Lloyd Gross
A fight inside a SEPTA bus in West Philadelphia has claimed the life of a 15 year old boy. Police said that the bus had stopped at 40th and Girard Avenue and one of the boys in the fight was getting off of the bus through the rear doors. He turned, pulled out a handgun and fired one shot at another teenager. The happened a few minutes after 1:00 PM, police said.
That shot struck the boy in the chest. He was rushed to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center by police, but died at 1:19 PM, officials said. No arrests have been made and no weapon has been recovered. Detectives are in the process of looking at security camera footage from nearby residences and businesses. Most SEPTA buses are equipped with security cameras that will have captured the incident.
Police have offered a $20,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the shooter. No other passengers on the bus were hurt, police said.