UPDATE: SUNDAY, 6 p.m.
Police say an argument led to the shooting Saturday on a SEPTA subway platform in Center City that killed 21-year-old Joseph Lighty.
When officers arrived, they found Lighty with a gunshot wound to the leg and 36-year-old Phillip Riddick holding a gun. They took Lighty to the hospital, where he died.
According to their initial investigation, police say the two men got into an "animated conversation" that turned into an argument, then a fight, at street level. Police say the fight continued down the steps to the Walnut-Locust Station SEPTA platform, where Riddick's gun went off.
Investigators say Riddick was seen going up the stairs, where SEPTA officers took him into custody. Officials say he could face murder charges, pending further investigation.
The original article follows:
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A man was shot to death on one of SEPTA's underground subway platforms Saturday.
Police say it happened a little after 2:30 p.m. at the Walnut-Locust Station along the Broad Street Line.
A gunman shot the victim multiple times in the left thigh. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he died about half an hour later.
According to our partners at NBC10, police recovered a weapon at the scene and have a suspect in custody.
This is a developing story, stay with KYW Newsradio for more updates.
