No one was injured after a suspected toy gun was fired near the Tuttleman Parking Lot at 12th Street near Montgomery Avenue Tuesday afternoon, a spokesperson for the Department of Public Safety told The Temple News.
The sound of the supposed gunshot caused a large number of people to suddenly disperse from the area.
The Department of Public Safety released a TUAlert at 6:40 p.m. following the incident, which occurred around 6:27 p.m.
DPS notified students that the area was clear in a second TUAlert at 7:12 p.m.
“Preliminary findings and video footage reviewed show a group of juveniles in the area and that one juvenile utilized a toy cap gun or starter pistol,” the spokesperson wrote. “These devices do not have a bullet or projectile and are used for noise.”
The investigation is ongoing and the Philadelphia Police Department is leading the investigation, with TUPD’s assistance, according to DPS.
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