The Rittenhouse Review

A Philadelphia Journal of Politics, Finance, Ethics, and Culture


Saturday, March 25, 2006  

TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT
Just One Stop

Well, yes, there was the time I was mugged here, more than two years ago now, but despite that and to be honest, I rarely think about violent crime as I go about the ever-improving streets and such of Philadelphia.

And so it was disturbing to hear of a horrific incident last evening at an "El" station, on the Market-Frankford Line, just one drop south of my home stop.

The Philadelphia Inquirer today reports:

A 25-year-old man was stabbed twice in the ribs on the El last night at the Girard Street stop, according to police. Police said the man, whose name was not released, was attacked about 7 p.m. by several men. The victim was taken to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition. Witnesses said the attackers ran from the station.

No sense staying around.

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