Police received a report for shots fired on Temple University’s campus in North Philadelphia Wednesday afternoon.
The shots were reportedly fired around 4:30 p.m. on the 1400 block of Cecil B. Moore Avenue near Broad and Cecil B. Moore.
A Temple University security officer was across the street and contacted the Department of Public Safety right away, according to officials.
"The investigation reveals that two groups of juveniles were in the area and discharged multiple shots in the direction of each other," according to a statement from Temple's Vice President of Public Safety Jennifer Griffin.
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The school's Department of Public Safety captured the entire incident on cameras. The individuals involved were seen fleeing soon after the shots were fired.
Temple sent out an alert on X, formerly known as Twitter, alerting people to avoid the area and use caution.
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SkyForce10 was over the scene and police cars could be seen and there was caution tape blocking off an area.
If you have any information, please contact Temple Police at (204) 215-1234.
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