A hockey game at the Temple University Sports Complex was evacuated after a shooting was reported nearby, the university’s Department of Public Safety announced Friday evening.
According to Vice President and Chief of Public Safety Jennifer Griffin, a TUAlert was issued just after 4:30 p.m. after a shooting was reported in the 1300 block of North Broad Street near the Temple Sports Complex.
Police told CBS News Philadelphia that multiple gunshots were reported in the Kentucky Fried Chicken parking lot at Broad Street and Girard Avenue just before 4:30 p.m. Police said the shooter left the parking lot before authorities arrived. Central Detectives are investigating the incident.
At the time the shots were fired, La Salle University and Saint Louis University were participating in a match at the sports complex, Griffin said. Officials called the game and evacuated both teams and all spectators from the field to the locker room, Griffin said, while Temple University police and Philadelphia police responded to the area where the shots were fired.
Just after 5:30 p.m., a TUAlert was issued stating that police had cleared the area on the 1300 block of North Broad Street. When authorities were confident the area was clear, both teams left the complex, Griffin said.
No injuries were reported in connection with the shooting, Griffin said. According to police, no arrests have been made and no weapons have been found.
According to Griffin, the hockey game was being streamed live when shots were fired nearby. Anyone affected by the incident can receive support through Temple’s Tuttleman Counseling Services, Griffin said.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call PPD or TUPD at 215-204-1234.
