Man, 41, shot and killed on SEPTA train in Kensington

Police: Man shot in head, killed on SEPTA train in Kensington

Investigators are trying to determine where the man was shot before he was discovered.

KENSINGTON - Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed on SEPTA's Market-Frankford Line in Kensington.

Nicholas Troxell, 41, was shot in the head just after midnight Sunday while riding the westbound train, according to police.

Troxell was reportedly shot sometime between the Erie and Tioga train stops. A SEPTA police officer found the victim at the Kensington and Allegheny stop.

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Officials said the victim was with four or five men who exited the train before it pulled into the K&A station.

This is an ongoing investigation. No arrests have been made at this time.

Tips can be submitted by calling 215-686-TIPS (8477) or texting PPD TIP (773847). Tips can also be submitted anonymously online. All tips are confidential.

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