SEPTA Regional Rail conductor shot, suspect flees

This story originally appeared on NBC10.

A SEPTA Regional Rail conductor was shot Friday afternoon after a train pulled into a Philadelphia station, and police are looking for the suspect.

The shooting happened around 3:30 p.m. on the Chestnut Hill West line in the city’s West Mount Airy neighborhood, SEPTA confirmed. The 57-year-old male conductor was shot once in the hip, the Philadelphia Police Department said.

He was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center by police, where he is listed in stable condition.

Police were looking for two suspects, both male and one wearing a gray hoodie. They were on the platform, waiting for the train to arrive, police said.

A photo taken from inside the train and shared through the NBC10 app appeared to show the conductor on the floor and riders looking on as at least two men helped.

The train was stopped at Carpenter Station and letting people off when the shooting occurred, a witness told NBC10.

Police have not determined a motive for the shooting. A SEPTA official said it’s been 20 years since a condcutor was shot. The injured conductor has worked for SEPTA for 19 years.

Service on the SEPTA Chestnut Hill West line was temporarily suspended. Full service has since resumed.