Police released video of a man accused of killing Carmelo Drayton on a SEPTA bus on Tuesday, March 5.
The incident took place onboard a Route 79 SEPTA bus near South Broad Street and Snyder Avenue back on Tuesday, March 5, around 6:40 p.m.
Police said 37-year-old Carmelo Drayton and an unidentified man were both on the bus when they began arguing. The unidentified man then pulled out a gun and shot Drayton multiple times, according to investigators. Drayton died from his injuries. The gunmen fled the bus and entered the Snyder Avenue and Broad Street SEPTA Station, police said. He was last seen boarding a southbound subway train.The suspect is described as a man with twisted braids in his hair and a dark mark under his left eye. He was last seen wearing a black puffy hooded jacket with a red lining in the hood, a black ski mask with a Nike logo on the left side of the head, light grey pants and black shoes.
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