A homeless man has been charged with pushing a man onto the SEPTA tracks in Philadelphia, hitting and killing the victim.
The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office announced Friday that Chaz Wareing, 40, has been charged with manslaughter for his role in Thursday night's incident.
NBC10 report Waring got into an argument with another man, leading to a fight at the University City Station at the intersection of 34th Avenue and Market Street just before the train arrived at 4:30 p.m., police said.
anxious cell phone video Video obtained by Philly Crime Update shows Wearing, who appears to be pinned against a pillar by a large man, punching him twice in the face, causing him to fall onto the railroad tracks.
An unidentified man can be heard telling Waring during the argument, “Give me my lighter…give me my fucking lighter!”
Just seconds later, the train crushed the man and screams and cries could be heard from the horrified crowd gathered on the platform.
The victim was pronounced dead shortly after.
Waring fled, but was arrested by police at the next station.
Waring, who authorities believe is homeless, was wanted on an unrelated warrant in Delaware County at the time of the shooting, local NBC station reported. His criminal history includes incidents in Clinton and Lycoming counties, the district attorney's office said.
Latest mug shot of 40-year-old Chaz L. Waring, who was charged with manslaughter of a 38-year-old man who was struck and killed by a SEPTA train.
Below is a statement from PPD Public Relations.
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— PhillyCrimeUpdate (@PhillyCrimeUpd) January 5, 2024
“It appeared to be some type of physical altercation. We don't know exactly what happened before we started this, but it's an investigation at this time,” Philadelphia Police Department Lt. Kupana Massaquoi told the outlet. told.
The station where the altercation occurred was shut down for several hours Thursday, as was the area near Drexel University's campus.
“It's kind of scary that something like that is happening around here. I thought it was pretty safe, but I think it's pretty unusual for something like that to happen,” said a local SEPTA passenger.
