4 people shot near Temple University Wednesday afternoon
Four men were injured in a Wednesday afternoon shooting near Temple University’s main campus, police told media outlets Wednesday.
The shooting occurred at the intersection of 11th and Thompson streets around 3:45 p.m., Charles Leone, Campus Safety Services, told the Temple University news site. Four men were transported to Temple University Hospital.
There’s no word on the conditions of the victims, but there is a heavy police presence at the site of the shooting. The intersection has been blocked while the investigation is underway.
Temple police do not believe the men are connected to Temple but will continue to work with Philadelphia police to investigate the incident, Leone wrote.
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