Hey all I didn’t know if anyone saw this in the news the other day but I thought it was ridiculous. He was 36 and had just gotten engaged over Easter. It happened in the middle of the day, just thought that if anyone takes the subway on a regular basis to be careful….
Mar 27, 2008 7:11 PM (4 days ago) By JOANN LOVIGLIO, AP
PHILADELPHIA - A group of teenagers accused of killing a man on a downtown subway concourse targeted him in what was apparently a "stupid random act," police said Thursday.
Sean Patrick Conroy, a 36-year-old coffee shop manager, was attacked by four youths Wednesday afternoon in the 13th Street station of the Market-Frankford line, police said.
The Philadelphia medical examiner concluded after an autopsy Thursday that Conroy died of asthma contributed to by blunt force injuries, and labeled his death a homicide.
A transit police officer saw one of the teens take a swing at Conroy, but the four fled before the officer could reach them, authorities said.
Kinta Stanton, 16, arrested by another officer shortly after the attack, was arraigned late Thursday as an adult on charges of murder and criminal conspiracy, prosecutors said. He was held without bail pending a preliminary hearing scheduled for Tuesday.
Deputy Police Commissioner Richard Ross Jr. said Thursday that the investigation so far indicated Conroy was "targeted for no reason whatsoever." Investigators don't believe he was a robbery victim, because nothing appeared to be missing, he said.
It's unclear whether anything precipitated the attack, but it appeared to be "some kind of stupid random act," Ross said.
"Kids randomly assaulting a person who's minding their own business ... is equally shocking and disturbing," Ross said.
Authorities initially thought Conroy may have had a heart attack.
Conroy appeared to be having difficulty breathing and chest pains when officers arrived. He died a short time later at a hospital.
Conroy, a South Philadelphia resident managed a Starbucks store near the subway stop.
The attack occurred shortly after 2:30 p.m.
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, which operates the subway, had already been increasing security, focusing on the hours of 2 to 5 p.m. because of teens causing problems after getting out of school, said spokesman Jim Whitaker.
"This particular incident was an anomaly," Whitaker said.
The attack occurred on a city-owned concourse next to the subway, not on SEPTA property, he said.
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There was something on the news about a seperate incident just like that one. Apparently 4 teens were arrested for assulting a woman in a SEPTA concourse again. This time it was in the underground El system (it is the Metro in DC, i'm not sure what you call it here). It was during the day and there is apparently security footage. The woman is OK (aside from being attacked and having her tooth chipped), but it is scary that KIDS are attacking people for seemingly no reason.
Yes I did hear about that. Actually, I more than heard about it... my mom actually took time out of her day to call and yell at me and say "See, that's why you need to stay OFF the subway!" I guess she has a point. I wouldn't want my 20 year old daughter riding the subway either.
That's just not good news. They need to do something about the violence and lack of security on the subway. It is very very dangerous.
the subway system in philadelphia is extraordinarily dangerous. it's sad because i think it would be great for the city if the subway system was safer, more people would use public transportation and it would save on polution and there would be less traffic and such in the city. i don't know how this problem could be handled exactly, but i think the city of philadelphia should do something to make the subway system a safer means of transportation.
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