A SEPTA spokesperson says the gunman has surrendered after a shooting at the City Hall station on Friday morning.
The shooting happened around 7:30 a.m. on the northbound platform of the Broad Street Line.
A cashier reported hearing a gunshot and police said surveillance video showed commuters fleeing the station.
Investigators say an adult male was shot in the torso and taken to Jefferson University hospital in an critical condition.
“I worry about the kids because the kids go to school in the morning. How are you going to do something like this when you have kids going to school?” said Kevin Brown from Southwest Philadelphia.
SEPTA spokesperson Andrew Busch said the gunman is a permitted gun owner, and surveillance video shows an altercation before the shooting.
Busch said it’s unknown if the gunman is claiming self-defense or if the suspect and victim knew each other.
Trains were bypassing the station in both directions while the investigation was underway.
“Getting on the subway, I did not know until we got to Race and Vine that we had to get off at Walnut and Locust because somebody got shot down here,” said Fallyn Cummings from North Philadelphia.
So far, there’s no word on what sparked the altercation.
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