Police eye suspect in SEPTA attack

An arrest could be coming as soon as tonight in the disturbing case of the SEPTA subway hammer attack, police said.

Tips and interviews with witnesses have led investigators to develop a suspect, Capt. Sharon Seaborough said. While Seaborough declined to identify the suspect, she said investigators are waiting for an arrest warrant and will hopefully have the attacker  in custody later tonight.

Police officials showed video footage yesterday of the brutal attack, which occurred on the Broad Street subway line shortly after midnight last Thursday. The claw hammer-wielding attacker bludgeoned a 20-year-old sleeping passenger for five minutes when the train reached the Fairmount Avenue attack. The victim miraculously survived the brutal assault, which investigators said appeared to be random and unmotivated. See the video and read the original story here.

"This is definitely an isolated incident," Seaborough said. "There have been no other attacks like this."

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