22-year-old woman shot on Broad Street next to Temple University in reported road-rage incident
An unoccupied bus for a visiting sports team that was parked nearby was struck with gunfire, campus police said.
A 22-year-old woman was shot in the right knee on North Broad Street next to Temple University’s campus Friday evening, Philadelphia police said.
Just before 5:40 p.m., the woman was shot on the 1800 block of North Broad Street, police said. She was transported by medics to Temple University Hospital. Her condition was not immediately available.
The shooting appeared to be a “a road-rage incident between two individuals who are not affiliated with the university,” Jennifer Griffin, Temple vice president for public safety, said in a statement Friday night.
“A passenger in one of the involved vehicles suffered what is believed to be a graze wound,” Griffin said.
“Both vehicles involved were stopped by police, two individuals were taken into custody, and two guns were recovered,” Griffin said.
“A bus for a visiting sports team that was parked nearby was struck with gunfire. No one was on the bus at the time and no injuries were reported,” Griffin said.
Temple University sent out an alert on social media reporting that a shooting incident had occurred on the 1800 block of North Broad Street.
There was a heavy police presence in the area of Cecil B. Moore Avenue and Broad Street, where large groups of young people had organized a gathering through social media. Police reported several arrests of some of those people.