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New gates at SEPTA are replacing the turnstiles that officials say attract fare evaders who squeeze through or jump over the barricades.
Police taped off part of Dilworth Park, just outside Philadelphia City Hall, after a person who was stabbed ran down into a Center City SEPTA station.
"Boom, boom, boom, everybody trying to scatter to get away," recounted one man. "I'm ducking... I thought my life was on the line," added Will Barton. Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said the injured victims range in ages from 17 to 70. The eight victims include: - A 22-year-old man who was shot in the back - A 21-year-old man who was shot in the right leg - A 53-year-old man who was shot in the right leg - A 36-year-old woman who was shot in the right thigh - A 70-year-old man who was shot in the right thigh - A 17-year-old girl who was shot in the right arm
"Boom, boom, boom, everybody trying to scatter to get away," recounted one man. "I'm ducking... I thought my life was on the line," added Will Barton. Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said the injured victims range in ages from 17 to 70. The eight victims include: - A 22-year-old man who was shot in the back - A 21-year-old man who was shot in the right leg - A 53-year-old man who was shot in the right leg - A 36-year-old woman who was shot in the right thigh - A 70-year-old man who was shot in the right thigh - A 17-year-old girl who was shot in the right arm
Witnesses told officers the man who dropped the gun was the shooting victim and he then raised his shirt to show his wounds, investigators said. The teen was rushed to the hospital where he was listed in critical condition with gunshot wounds to his groin and buttocks. Witnesses told police, "the victim wrestled the gun from the offender who was gone upon arrival," police said in a news release. No arrests were made, though police recovered a weapon. Police said the shooter -- believed to also be 18 -- wore a black hoodie, Converse sneakers and light-colored pants. The shooting was part of a ...