An argument between a man, his girlfriend, her former boyfriend and others on a SEPTA platform in South Philadelphia left the girlfriend and the ex shot, the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office said.
A man and a woman were both shot on a SEPTA subway platform in South Philadelphia Wednesday night. At least one person was taken into custody after police say he discarded a gun while running away from the shooting scene.
On Friday, DA Larry Krasner's office identified the suspect as 29-year-old Saquan Ausborne.
The ordeal began around 9:35 p.m. when both people were on the subway platform on the northbound side at SEPTA’s Broad Street Line Snyder Station.
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"This incident stems from an altercation involving the defendant, his girlfriend, the girlfriend's former boyfriend and two of the former boyfriend's friends in the BSL station," the DA's office said. "During the course of the physical altercation, the defendant is alleged to have pulled out and discharged a firearm. The ex-boyfriend was struck in the hip, and the defendant's girlfriend, who was apparently standing behind the ex-boyfriend, was struck in the leg."
Police officers who were on patrol in the area heard the gunshots and then saw the injured woman running away from the SEPTA station. Police then spotted the suspected gunman running away from the station as well, investigators said.
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The officers chased after the suspect on foot for several blocks south on Rosewood Street. Police said the suspect tossed a handgun to the ground before he was captured by officers around Rosewood and Shunk streets. He was then taken into custody and police recovered his weapon, investigators said.
The woman was taken to the hospital where she is in stable condition. Responding police officers also took the man who was shot to the hospital, investigators said. He was upgraded to stable condition overnight after undergoing surgery.
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Police initially hinted that there could have been a second shooter. As of Friday, only Ausborne was charged.
Ausborne was charged with two counts of attempted murder and related counts and held on $1.1 million bail, the DA's office said. Online court records didn't list an attorney who could comment on his behalf.
All Broad Street Line bypassed Snyder Station due to the shooting, but regular service resumed around midnight.
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