Key takeaways:
- A Temple University police officer was tragically killed in the line of duty Saturday night while responding to a robbery near the university’s North Philadelphia campus.
- Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said the officer was shot when he tried to intervene in a carjacking.
- Temple University is providing counseling and support services to members of the Temple community who have been affected by the officer’s death.
A Temple University police officer was tragically killed in the line of duty Saturday night while responding to a robbery near the university’s North Philadelphia campus.
The officer was responding to a robbery at a convenience store when he was shot while attempting to apprehend a suspect. He was rushed to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
This marks the first line-of-duty death in the history of the Temple University Police Department, according to Vice President of Public Safety Jennifer Griffin. Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said the officer was shot when he tried to intervene in a carjacking.
Temple University released a statement expressing their sorrow over the tragedy. “There are simply no words that can make sense of such a tragedy,” the university said.
The university is providing counseling and support services to members of the Temple community who have been affected by the officer’s death. The investigation into the incident is ongoing.
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