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Shooting reported near Duckrey Tanner School

Temple Police are investigating a shooting that occurred northwest of Main Campus earlier today.

Executive Director of Campus Safety Services Charlie Leone said a 36-year-old man was shot seven times on 16th Street near Susquehanna Avenue and is listed in critical condition at Temple University Hospital.

The man was shot two times in each calf, once in the thigh and twice in the buttocks.

Police sent out a TU Alert around 5:40 p.m. warning students to avoid the area of the shooting.

Leone said the victim was “not cooperating with the investigation.”

Julie Christie can be reached at julie.christie@temple.edu or on Twitter @ChristieJules.

Police car misused in Center City

Temple Police are investigating the misuse of a police vehicle this afternoon in Center City at 23rd and Market streets.

Executive Director of Campus Safety Services Charlie Leone said a person had picked up the unmarked Ford Explorer for its routine maintenance at Preferred Auto and had used the emergency lights inappropriately on the way to Center City, 

Media outlets had initially reported the car was stolen, but later indicated that the car was taken by a driving service that never notified the university.

The Philadelphia Police believed the vehicle to be stolen, since the driver was not in police uniform,” Leone said.

He added the driver could face vehicle code violations because he or she was not authorized to use emergency lighting in the vehicle.

“It’s hard to say why they would use the lights, but certainly nothing official,” Leone said.

Julie Christie can be reached at julie.christie@temple.edu or on Twitter @ChristieJules.

Shooting reported near Health Sciences Campus

An unidentified male shot a 24-year-old man in the calf and thigh while he was walking West on Westmoreland Street from Germantown Avenue near the Health Sciences Campus at 1:10 a.m. Tuesday, Temple Police said.

A TU Alert was issued about 1:30 a.m. cautioning students to stay away from the 1300 block of West Westmoreland Street.

Executive Director of Campus Safety Services Charlie Leone said the victim could not give a description of the offender or where they ran to. He added the victim was taken to Temple University Hospital in stable condition.

Leone said the victim has had several run-ins with Temple Police for the past three years for disturbances around the hospital, like fighting and other incidents of assault.

“I believe he puts himself at risk wandering the streets late at night,” Leone said.

Julie Christie can be reached at julie.christie@temple.edu or on Twitter @ChristieJules.

Assault reported west of Main Campus

A 22-year-old Temple student was punched in the face at about 11:10 p.m. Friday by an unknown man on the 1700 block of W. Oxford St., police said.

The man was described as 16-20 years old and wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and black pants, said Executive Director of Campus Safety Services Charlie Leone.

A TU Alert was sent out about the incident at around 12:10 a.m. Saturday, describing it as an assault.

The man stole the student’s black Samsung Galaxy phone before fleeing west on Oxford Street towards 18th Street, said Brandon Lausch, director of strategic marketing and communications. He added the student was taken to Temple University Hospital and given stitches for his cut lip from the punch.

Leone said police are looking at footage from the cameras from nearby private apartments.

Julie Christie can be reached at julie.christie@temple.edu or on Twitter @ChristieJules.

Car crashes into 7-Eleven near Johnson and Hardwick

Police gather near the scene where a car crashed into a 7-Eleven near Johnson and Hardwick Halls. | JULIE CHRISTIE TTN

Police gather near the scene where a car crashed into a 7-Eleven near Johnson and Hardwick Halls. | JULIE CHRISTIE TTN

UPDATE: Executive Director of Campus Safety Services Charlie Leone said the customer was a 23-year-old male student, and was standing outside the building when he was hit.

He has a broken leg, but is “doing much better than anticipated,” Leone added.

“They’re still doing tests to find any other injuries, but they don’t see anything right now,” he said. “He’s immobilized but his family is with him right now. We’re just waiting at this point.”

Leone said the driver has been charged with driving under the influence, and police still are investigating what happened. His or her identity cannot be released yet because an arraignment has not yet occurred.

He added the other victim, a 7-Eleven employee, sustained minor injuries and has already been released from the hospital.

Two people were injured after a vehicle drove through the window next to the cashiers’ counter in the 7-Eleven on Broad and Diamond streets Saturday night.

At around 10:15 p.m. an employee and a customer were hit by the blue Toyota Corolla when its driver crashed through the window without using any brakes. The vehicle shattered the glass in the windows, bent the metal frame and pushed part of the counter back several feet.

The supervising officer at the scene, who declined to give his name, said one victim was standing outside the building and one inside. Both were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The car crashed through a window at 7-Eleven near Broad and Diamond streets. | ALISON CONRAD FOR TTN

The car crashed through a window at 7-Eleven near Broad and Diamond streets. | ALISON CONRAD FOR TTN

“There were already officers on the scene when it happened,” he said.

The driver, female, was under the influence and uninjured, he added. 

Amanda Ward, an undeclared freshman, was walking from White Hall down Broad Street with her friends when they saw the damage after the crash.

“We heard a noise like a flat tire that drew our attention,” Ward said, adding she saw a crowd had gathered outside the 7-Eleven. “There was a guy laying on the counter and someone in the crowd said he had a broken leg.”

Ward said the bumper had fallen off the car and there was antifreeze leaking onto the parking lot.

Police cleared the lot for cleanup and officers gathered inside the building to watch surveillance footage of the crash.

Julie Christie can be reached at julie.christie@temple.edu or on Twitter @ChristieJules.

Shooting reported near HSC Tuesday night

Police are investigating a shooting that occurred on N. Park Avenue near W. Westmoreland Street Tuesday night.

Executive Director of Campus Safety Services said the victim was 19, and not a Temple student. After he was shot, police located him on Carlisle Street near Allegheny Avenue.

A TU Alert was sent out at about 6:15 last night.

Leone said the victim was being uncooperative at Temple University Hospital, where he remains in critical condition for a gunshot wound to the shoulder.

He added there may have been gunfire from both the victim and suspect—police are looking for both a male and female who could have been involved in the shooting.

Julie Christie can be reached at julie.christie@temple.edu or on Twitter @ChristieJules.

Update on Friday night shooting near HSC

Police are still investigating the events concerning a TU Alert sent out around 6 p.m. Friday, after a man entered Temple University Hospital wounded in both legs and carrying a firearm.

The man, 23, had been shot three times in his right leg and twice in his left but is in stable condition, said Charlie Leone, executive director of Campus Safety Services.

The report filed by the shooter, however, claims only one shot was fired, Leone wrote in an email Saturday.

The shooter, a 24-year-old man, had been sitting in his car with his girlfriend earlier that evening near the intersection of Broad Street and Allegheny Avenue when an argument ensued between the man and a group of men outside his vehicle, including the victim.

The shooter told Philadelphia Police he fired one shot when he feared the victim was going to rob him, and then called 911 from the McDonalds parking lot across the street.

“I think there’s more to the story, and we’re just going to keep digging at it and come to a conclusion,” Leone said, adding different accounts can lead to inaccurate information at the beginning of an investigation.

“When witnesses start talking to you, it’s amazing how five different people can have five different accounts of what happened,” he said. “Humans are humans … there’s some intentional information left out and there’s some information left out because people see things differently.”

Leone said the alert was sent out to students as a precaution because at the time, there was no description of the shooter and Temple Police “didn’t want to take a chance.”

When they are first alerted to crime, Temple Police determine any injuries or students involved, then check the crime scene and send people to the hospital if necessary. The last step is to send out a TU Alert, which usually has a predetermined message with time and location.

Julie Christie can be reached at julie.christie@temple.edu or on Twitter @ChristieJules.

Shooting reported near HSC campus

A TU Alert was sent out about 6 p.m. Saturday warning students to avoid the area around Broad Street and Allegheny Avenue by the Health Sciences Campus.

Executive Director of Campus Safety Services Charlie Leone said Temple Police sent the alert out as a precaution after an injured man entered the emergency room of Temple University Hospital. 

Leone said the man, 22, had a firearm with him when he arrived, and may have been dropped off by a private vehicle. He is being treated for gunshot wounds in both legs and is in police custody, he added.

“We don’t have a description of the offender yet,” Leone said. “We sent out the alert because we didn’t want to take a chance.”

Julie Christie can be reached at julie.christie@temple.edu or on Twitter @ChristieJules.

Editor’s note: Charlie Leone called the reporter back and clarified the age and gender of the man who was shot, along with his injuries.

This story is ongoing. Check back for updates.

“Freak” accident in front of J&H this morning, no injuries reported

A tow truck arrives to grab a vehicle that was overturned in front of Johnson and Hardwick halls early Saturday morning. | Julie Christie TTN

A tow truck arrives to grab a vehicle that was overturned in front of Johnson and Hardwick halls early Saturday morning. | Julie Christie TTN

A major accident involving a northbound car on Broad Street early Saturday morning resulted in no injuries, Temple Police said. The vehicle hit a light pole and a tree on the sidewalk outside Johnson and Hardwick Residence Halls located at 2029 N. Broad St. around 1:40 a.m.

The driver was able to leave the scene and walk to the McDonald’s at 2109 N. Broad St. to get help, said Charlie Leone, executive director of Campus Safety Services. He added the driver was taken to Temple University Hospital by fire rescue and was later released with only minor injuries.

“This looks like it was a freak accident,” Leone said. “It seems as though he tried to change lanes and then cut back, then he lost control of the car and hit the pole, then the tree, then flipped and landed on the sidewalk.” The vehicle knocked a light pole out of the sidewalk and went through a small tree, leaving just the stump in its place. A huge dent in the hood was about the same size of the pole, which rested under the tree after the accident.

He added there is no suspicion of alcohol or any other substance use, but the accident investigation is not yet complete. Temple Police and Philadelphia Police are working together to review footage from cameras that may have recorded the accident to further understand what happened.

“We’re very fortunate nobody got hurt,” Leone said.  “Broad Street is a busy place, but it happened when there wasn’t very much foot traffic.”

Julie Christie can be reached at julie.christie@temple.edu or on Twitter @ChristieJules.

Seventh-floor window at The View struck by gunshot

Temple and Philadelphia Police are investigating shots fired near The View early Tuesday morning. A TU Alert was sent out to students at about 1:30 a.m.

The alert said a window in the apartment building, located at 1100 W. Montgomery Ave., had been struck by a bullet and shattered. Executive Director of Campus Safety Services Charlie Leone said in an email “it appears to be a stray bullet” that struck the seventh floor of the building. He added there were no injuries.

Leone said the location of a discharge has not yet been found. He added, however, that police believe it could have been from 11th Street near Oxford.

The investigation is ongoing, Leone said.

Julie Christie can be reached at julie.christie@temple.edu or on Twitter @ChristieJules.