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11:06 AM DrexelALERT for a 12:30 AM Murder: The Beauregard Manhunt in Powelton Village

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A 23-year-old Temple alumnus, Everett Beauregard, was shot and killed in the early morning of September 22, 2022 on the 400 block of North 35th Street near Baring Street — one block from Drexel's main campus. Drexel did not issue its first DrexelALERT until 11:06 AM EDT, more than ten hours after the shooting, when the manhunt brought police back into the area. The all-clear was issued at 12:34 PM EDT after a daytime sweep of the Powelton neighborhood; the suspect was apprehended near 35th and Baring at approximately 1:20 PM EDT.

Alerts
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Response
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Killed
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Injured
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Institution
Drexel University
Private R1 · PA
~22,000 studentsDrexelALERT
Confirmed Timeline

Alert Sequence

4 messages in sequence · 1 verified verbatim

Some alert texts below are approximate reconstructions from news coverage, not confirmed verbatim transcripts. Reconstructed texts are shown in italic with a dashed border. Verified verbatim texts have a solid border and are marked accordingly.

INITIAL ALERTSMS
Approximate reconstruction98 chars
DrexelALERT: Police activity in the area of 3700 Baring Street. Avoid the area. Updates to follow.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Sent at 11:06 AM EDT on September 22, 2022 — more than 10 hours after the 12:30 AM shooting, but during the daytime manhunt phase
The 'police activity' framing avoided the words 'shooting' or 'homicide', a phrasing pattern common in Drexel's later 2022 alerts that drew student criticism
The 3700 block of Baring Street is one block north of Drexel's Korman Quad and immediately adjacent to dorms on the western edge of campus
ALL CLEARSMS+1h 28m
Verified verbatimVerbatim text of the 12:34 PM all-clear DrexelALERT, as quoted in Drexel Public Safety's published advisory69 chars
DrexelALERT: 3700 Baring ALL CLEAR. You may resume normal activities.
The 12:34 PM all-clear was premature — police continued searching the area, and a follow-up alert was needed at 1:06 PM to indicate ongoing search
Drexel's published advisory explicitly quotes the message text including the formatting choice 'ALL CLEAR' in caps
CORRECTIONSMS+2 h
Approximate reconstruction106 chars
DrexelALERT: Police continuing to search the area near 35th and Baring. Avoid the area. Updates to follow.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Issued at 1:06 PM EDT, 32 minutes after the premature all-clear at 12:34 PM
Effectively reversed the prior all-clear — a classic Clery alert-management challenge when ground operations outpace dispatch decisions
The correction came as officers and K9 units closed in on the suspect
ALL CLEARSMS+2h 19m
Approximate reconstruction106 chars
DrexelALERT: 35th and Baring area ALL CLEAR. Suspect taken into custody. You may resume normal activities.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Issued at 1:25 PM EDT, 19 minutes after the 1:06 PM correction and minutes after officers swarmed 35th and Baring to detain the suspect
Drexel issued two 'all-clear' messages on the same incident — a documented pitfall of fast-moving manhunts that prompted internal review of DrexelALERT cadence
The Triangle reported the suspect was captured at approximately 1:20 PM EDT
Context

Background

In the early morning of Thursday, September 22, 2022, Everett Beauregard — a 23-year-old recent Temple University graduate from Chester County, Pennsylvania — was shot and killed on the 400 block of North 35th Street near Baring Street, one block from the edge of Drexel's University City campus in the Powelton Village neighborhood. Surveillance video showed the offender circling the block starting at approximately 11:21 PM EDT on September 21 before turning and firing three shots at close range. Beauregard was struck once in the base of the neck, severing his spinal cord, and was pronounced dead at approximately 1:00 AM EDT. Drexel did not issue its first DrexelALERT during the overnight period; the first SMS went out at 11:06 AM EDT on September 22 as the daytime manhunt brought officers, K9 units, and helicopters back into the area. A premature 12:34 PM all-clear was reversed by a 1:06 PM follow-up that resumed search instructions, and the suspect was finally apprehended near 35th and Baring at approximately 1:20 PM EDT, followed by a second 1:25 PM all-clear. The case drew significant criticism over Drexel's overnight communications gap — students learned of the murder from social media before any official message arrived — and the university president subsequently issued a message on the broader Powelton Village safety concerns.
Analysis

Key Findings

Drexel did not issue an alert about the 12:30 AM shooting until 11:06 AM EDT — more than 10 hours after the homicide and well after local TV had reported the story
DrexelALERT issued two 'all-clear' messages, with the first (12:34 PM) reversed by a renewed search alert at 1:06 PM before the final all-clear at 1:25 PM
The 12:34 PM all-clear text — '3700 Baring ALL CLEAR. You may resume normal activities.' — is verbatim from Drexel's published Public Safety advisory
The case prompted a Drexel president-level statement on Powelton Village safety beyond the standard DrexelALERT cadence
The shooting occurred on the 400 block of North 35th Street, one block north of Drexel's main campus and a frequent residential location for upperclassmen and graduate students
Outcome
The shooter was apprehended at approximately 1:20 PM EDT on September 22, 2022, near the intersection of 35th and Baring after a multi-hour search with K9 units. The victim, Everett Beauregard, 23, of Chester County and a recent Temple University Bachelor of Arts graduate, was pronounced dead at approximately 1:00 AM EDT.
Provenance

Sources

  1. Official
    Update and Advisory on Shooting at 35th Street Near Baring (Drexel Public Safety)
    drexel.edu
  2. Official
    A Message About the Shooting at 35th Street Near Baring (Drexel President)
    drexel.edu
  3. Student Paper
    Escaped shooting suspect captured in Powelton Village (The Triangle)
    thetriangle.org
  4. News
    Man killed in shooting near Drexel identified as recent Temple University alumnus (CBS Philadelphia)
    cbsnews.com
  5. News
    Philadelphia Deadly Shooting: Everett Beauregard shot, killed near Drexel University in Powelton (6abc Philadelphia)
    6abc.com
  6. News
    Surveillance video released in killing of Temple graduate Everett Beauregard (6abc)
    6abc.com
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