Police ID man fatally stabbed at Center City SEPTA station
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A South Jersey man was fatally stabbed at a SEPTA station in Center City on Wednesday night, police say. They identified the victim Thursday as Christian Rios, 22, of Gloucester City.
The stabbing happened at the eastbound stairwell of the 8th Street Station on SEPTA's Market-Frankford Line at 5:30 p.m.
BREAKING: A man is dead after being stabbed on the train platform at 8th & Market Streets in Center City. Right now, @PhillyPolice and @SEPTA are searching for the suspect. @CBSPhiladelphia pic.twitter.com/Oo73fgIMcy
— Alicia Roberts (@ARobertsCBS) February 2, 2023
Rios was with a woman when the attacker approached and started a fight. However, the woman was not hurt.
Police said Rios was stabbed twice in the chest and pronounced dead at Jefferson Hospital. While the attacker got away on a Market-Frankford train.
No weapons were recovered and no arrests have been made, authorities say.
SEPTA sources released a photo of the suspect wanted in connection with the stabbing.
BREAKING: @septa sources say this the suspect who fatally stabbed a 22-year-old man Wednesday night on a train platform at 8th and Market. Anyone with information on where he may be should call @PhillyPolice https://t.co/g7ZbFitsv7 pic.twitter.com/r2g1fjZbli
— Alicia Roberts (@ARobertsCBS) February 2, 2023
Anyone with information is urged to contact Philadelphia police.