Philadelphia police are searching for a suspect in connection with a shooting that took place at 12th and Jefferson streets around 9:15 a.m today and claimed the life of a 56-year-old woman who was not affiliated with the university.

A Daily News online report indicated that the woman was shot in the back of the head. The suspected shooter was described in a TU Alert as 6 feet 2 inches tall and 220 pounds, wearing a black and gray puffy jacket and carrying a duffel bag.

The suspect, who was also described as wearing a black knit hat, was last seen heading west on Jefferson Street.

Media representatives for the city’s police force, reached around 12:30 p.m., could confirm only that a shooting had taken place in the area at 9:13 a.m. and that a female victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

The shooting occurred near the borders of the Temple Police patrol zone, which extends east to Ninth Street and south to Jefferson Street.

Anyone with information is urged to call Philadelphia Police at 215-686-3334.