Shootout erupts after altercation between 2 men aboard SEPTA bus: officials

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Updated  August 22, 2025 9:15pm EDT
FOX 29 Philadelphia
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The Brief

    • SEPTA says a rider fired into a Route 3 bus after getting into an altercation with another man on Friday night.
    • No injuries have been reported and police have not announced any arrests so far.
    • It's unknown what the altercation was about that lead to the gunfire.

PHILADELPHIA - SEPTA says no one was injured after two riders exchanged gunfire during an altercation aboard a bus on Friday night.

What we know:

A SEPTA spokesperson told FOX 29 News that the shooting happened after two men got into an altercation aboard a Route 3 bus. 

Video reviewed by SEPTA appears to show that one person aboard the bus opened fire and a man who had exited the bus shot back.

Police made one arrest, according to SEPTA.

What we don't know:

Police have not shared information on the incident or the arrest.

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