Crime & Safety

Man Attacks SEPTA Officer, Dies After Being Tased: Reports

Authorities did not say what prompted the 2 a.m. attack at Huntington Station in Kensington.

A man who attacked a SEPTA police officer early Monday died after being Tased during the assault, according to multiple reports.

A male SEPTA officer is hospitalized with non life threatening injuries due to the attack, which happened at the Huntington Station along the Market-Frankford Line station in Kensington, the Inquirer said.

NBC10 reported the SEPTA officer used his Taser to subdue the man, who was pronounced dead at the hospital.

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Authorities did not say what prompted the 2 a.m. attack.

The station has been reopened for service following the police investigation.

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