Sources told Action News the shooting was instigated by an altercation between the victim and the suspect.
SEPTA officials are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect who is accused of fatally shooting a 14-year-old on Saturday.The shooting initially took place on the 5200 block of Market Street on a train platform for the Market-Frankford Line just after 2 p.m.The teen died a short time later in the hospital.That's when the suspect allegedly pulled out a gun and fired at least two shots, fatally wounding the teen. The man then immediately fled the scene.
Sources also confirmed the suspect likely tried to hide evidence of the crime by burning his clothes behind a laundromat near the scene. Anyone with information on the suspect is urged to call SEPTA police at 215-580-8111 or Philadelphia police at 215-686-TIPS .
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