A tragedy unfolded late Friday night in Center City as an employee at a local convenience store was critically injured trying to thwart an armed robbery. Officials report that the incident took place on the 100 block of North Broad Street. FOX29 details the events, mentioning that a man entered the store, brandished a box cutter, and demanded cash from the register. Police say the robbery took place at approximately 11:00 P.M. and that the altercation escalated when a second employee intervened, only to be stabbed twice under the arm by the suspect whose escape was brief, as SEPTA police apprehended the individual later that night.

The employee who was injured has been hospitalized at Jefferson Hospital, where he remains in critical condition. The suspect encountered by SEPTA police at 1500 Market Street underground station, was positively identified as the assailant. This development comes on the heels of authorities' efforts to increase safety measures in the city's public spaces, in a statement obtained by CBS News Philadelphia. The police provided only limited details on the stolen amount while noting that formal charges are pending.

Witness accounts from inside the 7-Eleven store, located at Race and Broad streets, described the suspect to the police, who was said to be approximately 6'1" tall and clad in a blue shirt and shorts, this was corroborated by the victim who was stabbed under his armpit during the sequence of the robbery.

A witness later positively identified the suspect as the robber when SEPTA police made the crucial stop at 15th and Market Streets. Despite these developments, the suspect's identity has not yet been disclosed and no further details regarding the incident have been revealed as of now.