New Photos of Suspects in SEPTA Shooting – NBC10 Philadelphia

Investigators released new surveillance photos of two suspects who allegedly shot and killed a teenager on a SEPTA bus on Friday.

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Police described the first suspect as a man between the ages of 17 and 20 and the second suspect as a man between the ages of 17 and 24.

Shortly after the shooting, police in the area pursued a driver who eventually jumped out of a moving vehicle. While police initially believed the SEPTA shooting and chase were related, they later concluded they were unrelated.

What we know about the shooting

The ordeal began on Friday, October 4, at 6:17 p.m. A SEPTA bus with about 30 people on board at the time was traveling on Fairhill Street and Allegheny Avenue when a gunman opened fire outside the bus.

A 17-year-old boy who was on the bus was shot in the face. He was taken to hospital where his condition was critical but stable. Investigators believe the teenager was the intended target.

“It’s shocking,” said Philadelphia Police Inspector DF Pace. “Detectives have a lot of work to do. There will be a number of entities working together to find out exactly what happened here and bring those responsible to justice.”

The driver of the SEPTA bus was initially unsure whether the shooting occurred on the bus or outside the bus, Pace explained. The driver drove a few more blocks and notified the SEPTA control center, which passed the information on to police.

A spent bullet casing and a projectile were found on the bus, Pace said. Pace said a gun was recovered in the area of ​​4th Street and Allegheny Avenue. He also said there were four spent shell casings at the site.

Wild police chase shortly after the shooting

Shortly after the shooting, police pursued a stolen vehicle in the area that was traveling at a high rate of speed, Pace said.

Pace said the Philadelphia Police Department’s aviation unit was in the air and was able to assist officers on the ground as they followed the silver car.

The speeding silver car eventually crashed into a parked car at 5th Street and Greenwood Avenue, Pace told NBC10.

The driver of the Hyundai got out and ran away on foot, but was quickly captured by officers, Pace said.

In surveillance video obtained by NBC10, the driver of the stolen vehicle, wearing a brown sweater, can be seen jumping out of the still-moving car and running away. The car is then seen colliding with a parked car and landing on the sidewalk.

A person is seen standing on the adjacent corner, pointing in the direction the suspect fled, as the first police car comes into view and turns to follow the running suspect.

As the car approaches the intersection where it finally stopped, surveillance shows a pedestrian running out of the way.

A second person also fled the car wearing a black puffy coat, Pace said. The second suspect took off his coat and ran across a field to escape.

SkyForce10 was over the scene outside a corner store, where a silver sedan could be seen on the sidewalk surrounded by several police cars.

Officers could be seen outside their vehicles monitoring the area.

After police took the driver who jumped out of the car into custody, they later determined he had nothing to do with the first SEPTA bus shooting.

“Initial information indicated that the police chase and the SEPTA shooting involving the 17-year-old were related,” a Philadelphia police spokesperson told NBC10 on Tuesday. “However, further investigation revealed that these were two separate incidents which happened to occur at the same time. The police chase was related to a stolen car, while the people involved in the shooting of the 17-year-old are still at large.”

Police have not announced whether charges have been filed against the man involved in the pursuit.

If you have any information about the incident or the two shooting suspects, please contact the Philadelphia Police Department’s Shooting Investigations Group at 215-686-8270. You can also leave a tip by calling or texting 215-686-TIPS (8477).

There are additional resources for people or communities who have endured gun violence in Philadelphia. Further information can be found here.