A female Temple Hospital employee was the victim of an armed robbery around 11:10 p.m. Saturday outside Shriner’s Hospital, in the 3500 block of North Broad Street at the Health Sciences Campus.

Executive Director of Campus Safety Services Charlie Leone said in an email that the suspect is a male about 5 feet 5 inches tall who wore a black hat and black jacket at the time of the incident.

Leone added that the suspect showed the employee a gun and demanded money, and then took the victim’s phone and handbag. He then fled north on Broad Street toward Venango Street.

A TU Alert was sent out about the incident around 11:40 p.m.

According to the alert, no injuries were reported. Temple Police is checking to see if Shriner’s Hospital has any footage of the robbery, Leone said.

Steve Bohnel can be reached at steven.bohnel@temple.edu or on Twitter @Steve_Bohnel.