“Random” meat cleaver attack on a SEPTA bus in front of Philadelphia police headquarters

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A man is injured after what police described as a “random” attack with a meat cleaver on a SEPTA bus in Philadelphia.

It happened around 2:30 a.m. Thursday on Broad Street in the Spring Garden neighborhood.

The bus driver stopped in front of Philadelphia police headquarters to get help.

According to police, a 45-year-old man attacked another man with a cleaver, injuring the victim in the head and arm.

The victim was taken to Jefferson Hospital in stable condition.

The suspect was taken into custody and the meat cleaver was recovered by police.