Crime & Safety
Teen Charged With Murder After Deadly SEPTA Shooting
Authorities allege Rasheed Born, 16, shot and killed 21-year-old Semaj Cherry on the Broad Street Line earlier this week during a robbery.
PHILADELPHIA — A teenage has been charged with murder in connection with a deadly shooting on SEPTA's Broad Street Line this week.
Court records show Rasheen Born, 16, is charged with murder, robbery, firearm violations, 10 counts of recklessly endangering another person, and related crimes.
Born is accused of shooting a 21-year-old man 11 times, killing him, on at about 2:45 p.m. Tuesday on the busy transit line.
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Fox 29 identified the victim as Semaj Cherry.
Born was initially reported as a victim in the shooting, but authorities say he was the person who instigated the shooting by trying to rob Cherry, who was also armed and fired at Born, striking him in the arm.
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Court records show Born is being held without bail and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Nov. 28.
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