Shooting injures two near SEPTA station.
PHILADELPHIA - A shooting outside a SEPTA station left two people injured, and sparked a lockdown at schools in Juniata Park Wednesday morning.
Police responded to the scene after hearing gunshots near the Erie-Torresdale SEPTA Station on the 3900 block of Kensington Avenue around 9 a.m.
Two people were reportedly found by police after being struck by bullets. One victim, a 33-year-old man, was shot multiple times and taken to a nearby hospital in stable condition.
A 57-year-old man is also stable after being shot in the arm inside a car nearby. Detectives at the scene say he was likely passing by at the time of the shooting.
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Schools in the area were temporarily put on lockdown in response to the shooting, but police say the shooting has no connection to the schools.
A motive is unknown at this time, but police say it may have been a drive-by shooting.