A man allegedly armed with a knife was shot during an altercation on a SEPTA subway platform in Center City
The incident occurred just before 11:50 a.m. Tuesday on the northbound platform at the Lombard-South Station on the Broad Street Line.
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An altercation involving a knife vs. a gun led to a 68-year-old man getting shot and critically wounded on a SEPTA subway platform in Center City late Tuesday morning, authorities said.
Two men were involved in the altercation just before 11:50 a.m. on the northbound platform at the Lombard-South Station on the Broad Street Line, authorities said.
“One man pulled a knife, and the other drew a gun and fired a shot,” SEPTA spokesperson Andrew Busch said in a statement.
Police responding to the scene transported the 68-year-old man to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the stomach.
The man who fired the shot was taken into custody and his gun was recovered, Philadelphia police said.
The Lombard-South Station was shut down for about an hour for the police investigation.
Anyone with information about the incident can contact the Philadelphia Police Department’s Shooting Investigations Group at 215-686-8270 or call 215-686-TIPS (8477). Tips can remain anonymous, police said.