Phillyist: Bomb on El Tracks?

TransitChuckG

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 06:06:20 -0500

Yesterday we had a delay earlier on the EL, unrelated to the gun in the mouth thing. The 9:05 AM from 69th St. was delayed 2 times, once before 40th St., for 2 minutes, and once at 30th for 6 minutes. We don''t know why. While sitting at 30th , the lady next to me late for a meeting, and I told her she could take trolley into center city, you know the ones that run next to us? She had no idea where the trolleys went, and she's ridden the MFL many times.

phillybits

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:32:28 -0500

Btw, he's dead they're reporting.

phillybits

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:32:04 -0500

Holy Sh*t! He shot himself in the head? Dang. Makes me wonder what he was going through that he felt that was his only option.

Jim Genzano

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:57:55 -0500

Many thanks for the on-site reporting, phillybits! You are a deputy Phillyist! :)

phillybits

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:05:17 -0500

Dang nabbit. "Helicopters" not helicopter's.

phillybits

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:04:25 -0500

It's possible. Initial reporting on their behalf might have been off, causing them to pull the story while they edited it. Currently, there's a police officer stationed at 48th and Spruce and yellow tape blocking off 48th North of Spruce. I'm not sure if it's related or not. FWIW, the helicopter's I saw today buzzed in rather abruptly but that was easily about two hours ago. The cop I mentioned, otherwise, is out there right now.

Jim Genzano

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:50:30 -0500

Huh. I swear that link worked like 5 minutes ago. Maybe they took the story down? Anyway, thanks for the info.

phillybits

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:47:07 -0500

Your link to police negotiations is in error but I wonder if that explains the helicopters that were in my neighborhood a few hours ago. Try this instead: PHILADELPHIA -- A police tactical response team has been called to Market Street in West Philadelphia for a report of an apparently suicidal individual. The situation unfolded moments after 11 a.m. SWAT officers responded to the scene along with a negotiator, who was speaking with the man. SkyFox over the scene showed a man holding a gun to his mouth while sitting on a curb outside of a car at the corner of 46th and Market streets.