Man attacked with hatchet in SEPTA station, suspect wanted for attempted murder arrested: officials

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A man wanted for attempted murder from a previous incident last year, was arrested Sunday after officials say he is accused of hitting a man six times in the head with a hatchet.

A man wanted in a previous attempt to murder during an attack in 2023, was arrested Sunday after he was accused of assaulting a man in the SEPTA concourse under 8th & Market Streets, sources say. According to SEPTA officials, on Sunday at around 1:18 a.m., two SEPTA police officers responded to 8th and Market to meet a man who said he was assaulted by another man in the concourse near the Broad-Ridge Spur of the subway.

The victim said the suspect struck him six times in the head with a hatchet and kicked him in the face four times.He suffered lacerations to the back of head and bruises to the face, and was transported to Jefferson University Hospital.SEPTA police saw a man on the street level who matched the description the victim gave of the suspect. Officials took him into custody where he was identified as Kenneth Rogers, 28.

 

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