71-Year-Old Man Fighting For His Life Following Mass Shooting Near SEPTA's Olney Transportation Center In Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A 71-year-old man is fighting for his life and seven others are injured, after a mass shooting near a SEPTA station. It happened Wednesday afternoon, just before 3 p.m., at Broad Street and Olney Avenue, near SEPTA's Olney Transportation Center.
Surveillance video shows people running for their lives as the gunfire erupted.
Philadelphia police officers were nearby.
They took one person into custody and recovered two guns from the scene.
It was a shocking moment for witnesses.
"It was like, why is people going bananas out here like that? Why is they acting like this? It should be no reason why the community is like this," Will Barton said.
The youngest shooting victim was 17.
Police are asking the public for any help.
For a list of gun violence resources in Philadelphia, click here.
