Triple shooting on Philadelphia SEPTA bus: police identify suspect

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Philadelphia police have identified a suspect wanted in connection with a triple shooting on a SEPTA bus in Cobbs Creek last week.

Authorities say they are looking for Raphael Ezeamaka, 18, of Darby, Pennsylvania.

Last week, investigators released surveillance footage of Ezeamaka that showed the clothing he was wearing during the incident.

The shooting happened around 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 8, along the 700 block of S. 57th Street.

According to Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small, it started when three young men boarded the bus without paying at 19th Street and Oregon Avenue.

At 57th and Catherine streets, the suspects got off and that’s when police say one of them fired four shots into the passenger side of the bus.

“Everyone started shouting, ‘Stop the bus, stop the bus!’ “And obviously he didn’t stop the bus because the shooters were right there,” one passenger recalled.

“I thought I was going to die for a second, so it’s just weird,” she added.