A 37-year-old man's life came to a tragic end as he was shot and killed on a SEPTA bus in South Philadelphia, marking a violence-streaked week on the city's public transport, officials reported. According to CBS News Philadelphia, the victim was shot in the chest Tuesday night around 6:40 p.m. on a Route 79 bus at Broad Street and Snyder Avenue, he was transported to Jefferson Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 7:27 p.m. with the shooter still at large, police stated no weapons were found at the scene and a $20,000 reward has been offered for information that will lead to an arrest and conviction.
The transit system's safety is under serious scrutiny as this incident follows two other deadly shootings across multiple SEPTA locations within days, just Sunday night a man was shot and killed after an altercation on a bus in Northeast Philadelphia, and the following Monday afternoon horror unfolded when a teenager was killed in a mass shooting at a bus stop while two women sitting on a Route 6 bus were caught in the crossfire, as reported by NBC10 Philadelphia, the authorities haven't made any arrests yet and are continuing their investigations into these unsettling events.
"I'm taking Uber more so than public transportation—costing me a little more money, but can't put a price on life, right? I'd rather be safe than sorry," Marcus Tuggles, a local resident, told 6ABC. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner expressed his strong stance affirming that "This is an absolute outrage, it will be solved. Those responsible will be vigorously prosecuted" in the wake of Monday's tragedy.
The identity of the latest victim and the motives behind the spate of violence remain unknown.
