15 year old shot on Temple’s campus

The shooting occurred at Cecil B. Moore Avenue near Broad Street, across from Morgan Hall on Monday afternoon. This story is developing.

A 15-year-old was shot on campus Monday afternoon. | FILE / TEMPLE NEWS

Updated on 9/18 at 7:16 p.m.

Philadelphia Police Department’s Shooting Investigation Group arrested a 15-year-old male connected to the shooting that occurred on Sept. 9th, according to Temple Public Safety.

A 15-year-old was shot once in the right hip on Temple’s campus and rushed to Temple Hospital by police Monday at 3:53 p.m., a Department of Public Safety spokesperson told The Temple News. The incident happened on Cecil B. Moore Avenue near Broad Street, across from Morgan Hall. The victim is currently in critical condition.

The shooter immediately fled onto the Broad Street Line at the Cecil B. Moore station, according to DPS.

Police cars blocked the westbound direction from Broad Street to 15th and Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The Temple News observed one helicopter above campus. 

Police have located four casings and two projectiles, according to Philadelphia Police Dispatch.

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