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Less than a week after he was shot at the 15th Street SEPTA Station in Center City, 16-year-old Tyshaun Welles has died from his injuries, authorities said in a release.
Welles, of Northeast Philly, was struck once in the head on the westbound platform around 9:30 p.m. last Thursday night, Jan. 11, Daily Voice reported.
He was said to be in critical condition after being taken to Jefferson Hospital, and died on Tuesday, Jan. 17, according to city police.
Quadir Humphrey, 18, and Zaire Wilson, 16, were arrested at the scene and have been charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, conspiracy, and related counts, authorities said.
Police said they now expect those charges to be upgraded.
Witnesses told investigators they saw Humphrey and Wilson standing on the east end of the train platform before one of them pulled out a gun and fired into the crowd. Detectives said it happened during a "disturbance involving a large group of juveniles on the platform."
"The investigation is ongoing, and further details will be released as they become available," the release concludes.
(Note: An earlier version of this story included a PPD claim that Tyshaun Welles died Saturday, Jan. 13. Philadelphia police have since issued a correction.)
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