Armed man barricaded in SEPTA bus tied to East Mount Airy deaths, family says
Oct 12, 2026
A man barricaded himself inside a SEPTA bus in Northeast Philadelphia’s Fox Chase neighborhood Monday morning, according to investigators.
Also, police said that this man may be connected to the deaths of two women who were found shot in the head inside a burning home in East Mount Airy earlie
r on Monday.
Family members later told NBC10 the man was involved in the shooting deaths of the two women.
According to SEPTA officials, the situation arose around 5:49 a.m., when a man barricaded himself inside a SEPTA Route 18 bus at Rhawn Street and Oxford Avenue.
However, officials said, there were no other passengers and no bus driver on the bus when the barricade unfolded on Monday morning.
Officials also said the man on the bus is armed.
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As of about 8:45 a.m., the incident was still underway.
Police have not said if anyone was injured in the SEPTA bus barricade.
But, officers were at the scene as the incident was ongoing on Monday morning.
NBC10 is working to learn more.
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