Man shot, killed on SEPTA bus in South Philadelphia: police
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A 37-year-old man was shot and killed on a SEPTA bus in South Philadelphia on Tuesday night, police said.
The shooting happened on a Route 79 bus at the intersection of Broad Street and Snyder Avenue at around 6:40 p.m.
On Wednesday morning, police identified the man as Carmelo Drayton of the Southwark section of South Philadelphia.
The man was shot in the chest and taken to Jefferson University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7:27 p.m., authorities said.
SEPTA said the shooter fled the bus and went into Snyder Station on the Broad Street Line. Trains were bypassing the station in both directions following the shooting but have since resumed service, according to SEPTA.
No weapons have been recovered so far, police said. A $20,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction.
The incident marks the second straight day with a shooting involving SEPTA.
On Monday in the city's Ogontz section, two suspects opened fire at a SEPTA bus stop, fatally striking a teen and wounding four others.
Police identified the 17-year-old killed in Monday's shooting as Dayemen Taylor, a student at Imhotep Institute Charter High School, and claimed he was targeted. Two other Imhotep students, a 71-year-old woman and a 50-year-old were also injured in the shooting.
