On May 13, 2023, 14-year-old Wort Ellsworth Whipple III was fatally shot on the westbound platform of SEPTA's Market-Frankford Line at the 52nd Street Station in West Philadelphia. The incident occurred shortly after 2 p.m., when an altercation between Whipple and an unidentified male escalated into violence. Witnesses reported that the confrontation turned physical when Whipple struck the suspect, who then drew a firearm and fired at least two shots, striking Whipple in the chest and arm. Emerg
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