Chase Myles, a sophomore communication studies major from Bowie, Maryland, was fatally shot on Carlisle Street near Oxford Street at around 11 p.m. Thursday, wrote President John Fry in a statement to the Temple community around 4 a.m.. The suspect, who Fry confirmed is another Temple student, is in custody.
“On behalf of the entire Temple community, I want to express my deepest sympathies to the student’s family,” Fry wrote. “I am heartbroken by the senseless loss of such a young life. This tragedy is difficult to comprehend, and my thoughts and prayers are with all who are grieving.”
Myles was taken to Temple University Hospital after the shooting but died of his injuries, Fry wrote.
Fry, alongside Vice President for Student Affairs Jodi Bailey Accavallo and Dean of Klein College of Media and Communication David Boardman, wrote an update to the incident at 2 p.m. Friday, which detailed that the shooter and the victim knew each other and had planned to meet that evening.
“There is no doubt that Chase was a deeply valued member of our community, which is what makes delivering this news especially difficult,” Fry wrote. “The loss of his life leaves a significant void within Temple and Klein.”
The Department of Public Safety issued three TUalerts regarding the incident – the first at 11:13 p.m. reporting a shooting, the second at 11:18 p.m. reporting that an apprehension was made and a third at 1:30 a.m. that reported the area was clear.
The Philadelphia Police Department will lead the investigation with the Department of Public Safety’s assistance.
“Most importantly, please take good care of each other, as we at Klein routinely do,” Boardman wrote in a separate email to Klein students. “We will communicate further as memorial events are scheduled.”
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