Philadelphia police arrest two 18-year-olds in connection to SEPTA bus stop shooting, injuring 8 students
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Philadelphia Police arrested two 18-year-old men in connection to a shooting that happened last Wednesday and injured eight high school students getting ready to board a SEPTA bus. At least two other suspects are still at large.

The shooting happened at about 3 p.m. on Wednesday at a SEPTA bus station near the intersection of Cottman and Rising Sun avenues, in the northeast portion of the city.

Several students from Northeast High School were getting ready to board a bus when three gunmen got out of a blue Hyundai Sonata, ran toward the students and opened fire with about 30 rounds before fleeing the scene. Eight students, including one girl and seven boys between the ages of 15-17, were struck multiple times by gunfire. One of the victims, a 16-year-old boy, was shot nine times in the torso.

An investigation into the shooting led to the arrests of Jamaal Tucker and Ahnile Buggs, both 18 years old.

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Multiple Philadelphia high school students were shot, with one in critical condition, while getting ready to board a SEPTA bus on March 6, 2024. (WTXF)

The gun was investigated by a firearms identification unit, and a preliminary investigation found the gun matched multiple bullet casings recovered from the crime scene.

Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore told reporters investigators believe two of the four people that were in the blue Hyundai on the day of the shooting were in custody, adding they are not done.

Vanore said there are others, including suspects and those who aided or assisted them, who will be targeted next.

District Attorney Larry Krasner said his department, the police, and other agencies involved are not going to stop with two people getting arrested, or even just four involved in this particular crime. Instead, he said, everyone involved in the investigation will not be done until any group involved in violent acts like the shooting at the bus stop are stopped.

Krasner encouraged anyone who may have been a witness to the crime to reach out to the Philadelphia Police Department first, then his office. But for those involved, he had another message.

“Get smart, turn yourself in,” he said.

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