A man who allegedly shot a SEPTA rider on a subway train last month has been charged and will head to trial, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office said Thursday.
Lester Perez, 27, is accused of shooting a man in the stomach while on board a westbound Market-Frankford Line train at 15th Street Station in Center City at 1:30 p.m. on June 18. The man was treated at a hospital. Perez was arrested later that day.
Perez, who also goes by John Perez, allegedly shot the man after a verbal dispute. Perez has been charged with attempted murder and related offenses. He will be arraigned July 15…