Frightened Riders Plea For More Police In Wake Of SEPTA Shootings, Stabbing

By Dan Snyder, CBS Philadelphia

June 2, 2023

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – SEPTA riders are frightened as instances of violence continue to happen on Philadelphia's public transportation.

In one incident, video shows a group of teens storming a SEPTA bus near 20th and Diamond Streets in May, which ended in two people being shot. On Monday, one person was shot on the 15th Street platform, and then early Thursday morning, a person was stabbed at the Allegheny stop.

These are just the latest incidents of violence on public transportation, leading to one big question: Should riders feel safe riding SEPTA trains and buses right now?

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