What to Know
- A shooting took place on a Market-Frankford Line el train during Friday morning's commute.
- Philadelphia police said a 19-year-old man was hit in the arm and listed in stable condition at the hospital.
- Video from a passenger shows the suspected shooter being held down on the platform before police arrest the man and confiscate a gun.
At least one person was shot onboard a busy SEPTA Market-Frankford Line train during the Friday morning commute. Video from a fellow passenger shows the suspected shooter being held down on the platform by fellow passengers before police arrive and arrest him.
A 19-year-old man was shot in the arm on an eastbound el train near 52nd and Market streets around 7:45 a.m., Philadelphia police said. He was hospitalized in stable condition.
SEPTA spokespeople and police said that a person was taken into custody. Police said they recovered a gun and that charges against the suspected shooter were pending.
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That description fits with video shared with NBC10 that shows someone holding down a man on the platform. After several seconds, police officers can be seen running toward the takedown.
Officers handcuffed the man, then one of them could be seen handling the gun.
Commuter Mark Krull -- who shared the video -- told NBC10 that prior to the shooting a group of men were fighting on a train and he suddenly heard a muffled gunshot.
"We all got the hell off the train," Krull said. "It was quite a shock."
Krull and other passengers -- including a mother with a child -- then hid on the platform.
He said some passengers then stepped in to stop the suspected shooter.
Officials later clarified that the two people who are seeing pinning down the shooter were also involved in the fight that led up to the shooting.
Philadelphia police vehicles could be seen parked under the el train near 52nd and Market streets around 8:15 a.m. A train could be seen stopped on the track above.
The shooting caused delays on the elevated commuter line for a couple hours during the busy morning commute.
The "police activity at 52nd Street Station" caused SEPTA to run on the westbound track between 46th Street and 56th Street stations. Passengers were warned to expect delays of about 15 minutes.
Passengers on a train approaching 52nd Street around 8:45 a.m. were told that the train was stopping at 56th Street due to a shooting on another train. After some time, that train moved again only to stop again.
SEPTA said in a tweet that boarding returned to normal around 9:40 a.m.
A woman who had her Friday morning commute interrupted by the gun violence called the incident "stupid."
"Instead of being able to walk away, they fight, or they bring out a weapon," commuter Lisa Jones said. "It's stupid and it causes problem for everyone else."
This is the latest incidence of gun violence on public transit in Philadelphia. Friday's shooting came just days after two people were shot in the Snyder Station of SEPTA's Broad Street Line Station.
This story is developing and will be updated.
There are additional resources for people or communities that have endured gun violence in Philadelphia. Further information can be found here.
