On March 5, 2024, at about 6:38 p.m., 37-year-old Carmelo Drayton was shot multiple times aboard a Route 79 SEPTA bus near South Broad Street and Snyder Avenue in South Philadelphia after an argument with another passenger. Drayton was taken to Jefferson Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Surveillance captured the suspect leaving the bus, entering the Snyder Avenue SEPTA Station and boarding a southbound Broad Street Line train. The man seen on video had twisted braids and a dark mark or tattoo under his left eye and was wearing a black puffy hooded jacket with red lining, a black ski mask with a Nike logo, light grey pants and black shoes. Police released images and video to the public and offered a $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

The shooting was reported amid several violent incidents on or near SEPTA properties that prompted heightened concern about transit safety. Does anyone have information about that bus ride, the suspect, or movements through the Snyder Avenue station that evening?