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Three Held After 14-Year-Old Shot on Temple-Area Subway Platform

Surveillance video from SEPTA cameras led officers to the suspects near the station.

Overview

  • The shooting occurred around 8:30 p.m. on the southbound side of Cecil B. Moore Station on the Broad Street Line.
  • The boy suffered two gunshot wounds to the hip and leg and was taken to Temple University Hospital in stable condition.
  • Police said the three people detained are juveniles or very young adults and believe the shooter is among them.
  • Investigators recovered multiple shell casings and a magazine at the scene but have not found a firearm.
  • Temple posted an alert advising people to avoid the area, and police reported no additional threat to the community based on current information.