Man fatally shot on Broad Street Line platform in Center City

A man was fatally shot on the northbound Walnut-Locust platform of the Broad Street Line on Saturday afternoon, according to a SEPTA spokesperson.

No one else was hurt, said SEPTA spokesperson Andrew Busch.

The shooting appeared to be the result of a fight between two men shortly after 2:30 p.m., Busch said. Although authorities were still gathering details as of Saturday evening, Busch said the altercation escalated when one man took out a gun and shot the other.

Busch said SEPTA police took the suspected shooter into custody and a weapon was recovered. No additional suspects were immediately being sought, Busch said.

According to Philadelphia police, the victim was shot multiple times in the left thigh and taken to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after 3 p.m.

Busch said the Broad Street Line southbound was busier than on a typical Saturday because of extra service that SEPTA offered for the Phillies-Reds game, which started at 4:05 p.m. It wasn’t immediately clear how busy the northbound Walnut-Locust stop was at the time of the shooting.

Service on the Broad Street Line was disrupted for several hours as law enforcement processed the scene, with shuttle buses supplementing service. The Broad Street Line fully reopened by early evening, according to Busch.

Police had not released the name of the victim or the suspect.

On March 29, two people were hospitalized in stable condition after being shot inside the Snyder station on the Broad Street Line.