CENTER CITY - March 26, 2008 (WPVI) -- Police have charged one teen and are looking for three others in the death of a man on a Center City subway concourse. The incident happened at 2:30 this afternoon in the concourse located at 13th and Market Streets. Police say four teenaged suspects confronted a 36-year-old man. A SEPTA police officer standing on the opposite platform saw what was happening. "He saw four black juveniles around one white male. He saw the gentleman making a defensive stance, as if he was guarding himself," said Captain Steve Harold. The officer went to investigate and the suspects ran off. The officer managed to catch one of the suspects. The victim went into cardiac arrest during the incident. He wasn't able to give any information to police. He was taken to Jefferson University Hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later. The victim was later identified as 36-year-old Sean Patrick Conroy of Philadelphia. Williams says an autopsy is pending Thursday to determine the specific cause of death. Conroy was a manager at a Starbucks located inside the Marriott in Center City. He was returning to the coffee house after a day at meetings. The Starbucks closed for the day after learning of his death. Conroy was engaged to be married. His fiancee was too distraught to comment. Investigators said the four suspects are students at Simon Gratz High School. They had apparently skipped school. Homicide Lt. Mel Williams says one 16-year-old boy was charged with murder and conspiracy; police are looking for the three others.
"M.I.5" <no.one@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote in message news:47ecc5e7$1_1@glkas0286.greenlnk.net...
"Reality_Check" <Reality@Check.it> wrote in message news:650nmoF2cot2lU1@mid.individual.net... In the US, it's murder as long as they can demonstrate that whatever took place triggered the heart attack. In the US, it is only necessary to demonstrate that some action resulted in death and that that action was deliberate. Unlike the UK, there is no requirement to prove intent to cause injury or death.
"R. Mark Clayton" <nospamclayton@btinternet.com> wrote in message news:YOKdnfaeMa2pTXHaRVnygQA@bt.com...
"M.I.5" <no.one@no.where.NO_SPAM.co.uk> wrote in message news:47ecc5e7$1_1@glkas0286.greenlnk.net... And there is reasonable expectation. - was a young guy having a heart attack a foreseeable consequence of the youths' actions?
