PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Police chased after two suspects and are still looking for a third after gunshots were fired near Temple University's main campus Sunday night, blocks away from where dozens of young people had gathered on the street.
The shooting occurred in the area of 16th and Sydenham streets around 7 p.m., police said. No one was hurt. Temple police arrested one of the suspects at 1700 Liacouras Walk and the other at 12th and Jefferson streets, according to the Temple University Police Association.
Investigators recovered one gun. Officers are trying to locate a third suspected shooter who was wearing a pink hooded sweatshirt and a skullcap, the police union said.
Simultaneously, police were monitoring a large crowd of about 60 juveniles at the corner of Broad Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The police union said these types of large gatherings are happening more and more often, and not enough is being done to address the problem.
On March 26, the university issued an alert telling students to stay away from 1400 North Broad Street because of a gathering of 100 to 200 "unruly juveniles." As police closed down the nearby intersection to traffic and tried to disperse the crowd, a juvenile threw a brick toward Philly police, Temple officials said.
There were several arrests. No one was injured.
In a message to the Temple community, Jennifer Griffin, Temple's vice president and chief for public safety, said Philadelphia and Temple police communicate regularly, and PPD will increase patrols on and around campus.
