Semaj Cherry, a 21-year-old man, was shot and killed while riding a SEPTA Broad Street Line train on Monday, November 7, 2022. The shooting occurred about 2:40 p.m. as the train pulled into the Fairmount Avenue station in North Philadelphia. Cherry was reportedly on his way to buy something for his two-year-old daughter when the attack happened.

Authorities described the encounter as a targeted event stemming from a botched robbery. Cherry was shot 11 times and taken to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A teenager was also injured; at least a dozen other passengers were on the train but were not physically harmed.

Police arrested 16-year-old Rasheed Born in the days after the shooting and charged him with murder, robbery, firearm violations, and ten counts of recklessly endangering another person. Investigators say Born was the instigator attempting to rob Cherry; reporting also says Cherry was armed and fired back, wounding Born in the arm. If anyone on the train saw the incident or knew Cherry, does anyone have information that could help?