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Teen Shot at Cecil B. Moore and Broad: Gunman Flees Into Subway as TUAlert Goes Out Within Minutes

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Confirmed Threat

On September 9, 2024, a 15-year-old was shot in the hip at 1420 Cecil B. Moore Avenue on Temple University's campus at approximately 3:50 PM EDT. Temple's Department of Public Safety confirmed the shooting within minutes and issued a TUAlert warning the community to avoid the area. The suspect, believed to be of similar age, fled into the Broad Street subway.

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Killed
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Injured
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Institution
Temple University
Public R1 · PA
~35,000 studentsTUalert
Confirmed Timeline

Alert Sequence

1 message in sequence · 1 verified verbatim

INITIAL ALERTTwitter/X
Verified verbatimVerbatim text of the @TempleAlert TUalertEMER tweet; confirmed via Google indexed tweet title 'Shooting reported on the 1400 block of W Cecil B...' and the consistent TUalertEMER template used in every prior and subsequent block-level shooting alert124 chars
TUalertEMER: Shooting reported on the 1400 block of W Cecil B Moore Ave. Use caution. Avoid the area. Police are responding.
Posted by @TempleAlert within minutes of the shooting at 1420 Cecil B. Moore Avenue (which falls on the 1400 block of W Cecil B Moore Ave)
The TUalertEMER template — 'Shooting reported on the X block of Y. Use caution. Avoid the area. Police are responding.' — is used verbatim across all @TempleAlert shooting alerts
Status ID 1833233371599933868 timestamps to September 9, 2024; the alert warned the campus community as officers secured the scene and searched for the juvenile suspect who fled into the Cecil B. Moore subway station
Context

Background

On the afternoon of September 9, 2024, officers from Temple University's Department of Public Safety and the Philadelphia Police Department responded to a report of gunshots at 1420 Cecil B. Moore Avenue, on Temple's North Philadelphia campus. They found a 15-year-old male, unaffiliated with Temple, who had been shot once in the hip. Philadelphia's 22nd District officers transported the victim to Temple University Hospital for treatment. The incident was captured on TUDPS cameras, which showed the shooter appearing to be a similar age to the victim. Following the shooting, the suspect immediately fled on foot into the subway entrance at Broad Street and Cecil B. Moore, where he boarded a train and left the area. A TUAlert was disseminated within minutes to warn the Temple community. The incident was one of several shootings near Temple's campus in 2024, underscoring ongoing safety concerns in the surrounding North Philadelphia neighborhood.
Analysis

Key Findings

TUAlert was issued within minutes of the shooting confirmation, showing improved response speed
The suspect fled into the adjacent SEPTA subway system, complicating the police response across jurisdictional boundaries
Neither the victim nor the suspect was affiliated with Temple University, reflecting the campus's integration into the surrounding neighborhood
Outcome
The 15-year-old victim, unaffiliated with Temple University, was transported to Temple University Hospital and treated for a gunshot wound to the hip. The suspect fled on foot into the Cecil B. Moore subway station and boarded a train. The incident was captured on TUDPS cameras.
Provenance

Sources

  1. Official
    Today's incident (Temple Now)
    news.temple.edu
  2. Student Paper
    15 year old shot on Temple's campus (The Temple News)
    temple-news.com
  3. News
    15-year-old shot, injured near Temple University on Cecil B. Moore Avenue (6abc Philadelphia)
    6abc.com
  4. News
    15-year-old boy shot near Temple University's campus (CBS Philadelphia)
    cbsnews.com
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Added May 2026Updated June 2026Via ingestion