Center City 7-Eleven employee stabbed during robbery

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A Center City 7-Eleven employee was stabbed Friday night during a robbery.

Police say around 11 p.m. they responded to the store on the 100 block of North Broad Street and found an employee suffering from a stab wound.

They say prior to the stabbing, the suspect entered the store holding a box cutter, demanding an employee open the register. The suspect then took money.

A second employee tried to intervene and the suspect stabbed him twice in the arm then left.

SEPTA police say they saw a person that matched the suspect's description underground at 1500 Market Street.

Police say the suspect was positively identified, and updates will be provided upon completion of the charging process. The employee is in critical condition.