Crime & Safety
Teen Shot On Temple's Campus Monday Afternoon
A 15-year-old boy was shot in the arm Monday afternoon on Temple University's campus, according to university officials.
PHILADELPHIA — A teenager was hurt in a shooting on Temple University's campus Monday afternoon, according to the school.
The boy was shot at about 4:45 p.m. on the 1700 block of N. 12th Street.
Temple University Police Department officers were called to the area for a report of a shooting and found the boy suffering from a gunshot wound to his arm.
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He was taken to Temple University Hospital. Police did not provide an update on the boy's condition.
The school said no students appear to be involved in the incident.
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Philadelphia Police are working with Temple University Police to investigate the shooting.
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to email the Temple Investigations Unit at Investigations@temple.edu, call Temple Police at 215-204-1234, call the Philadelphia Police Department Central Detectives at 215-686-3093, or the PPD TIP Line 215-686-8477.
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