{ "id": "2023-07-22-temple-university-shooting", "slug": "temple-university-shooting-2023-07-22", "institution": { "name": "Temple University", "shortName": "Temple", "state": "PA", "type": "public-r1", "alertSystemName": "TUalert", "enrollment": 35000 }, "incident": { "date": "2023-07-22", "type": "shooting", "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification", "resolution": "confirmed-threat", "headline": "A fatal shooting near campus injures a recent graduate amid ongoing nearby gun violence", "headlinePublic": "A fatal shooting near campus injures a recent graduate amid ongoing nearby gun violence", "summary": "On July 22, 2023, a fatal shooting occurred on the [1700 block of Cecil B. Moore Avenue near Temple University](https://news.temple.edu/announcements/2023-07-22/early-morning-incident-4) at approximately 1:30 AM EDT, killing one man (pronounced dead at Temple University Hospital at 4:20 AM EDT) and injuring a 22-year-old woman who is a recent Temple graduate. TUAlert notified the campus community shortly after police responded, consistent with Temple's [pattern of rapid push notifications for near-campus gun violence](https://www.thetrace.org/2023/03/temple-police-philadelphia-gun-violence/).", "outcome": "A male victim was killed at the scene. A recent Temple graduate (a female) was shot and treated at Temple University Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. Temple's Office of the Dean of Students reached out to the alumna with counseling and trauma-informed resources. Philadelphia Police Department took over the investigation. Publicly available reporting did not indicate that an arrest or charges had been announced specifically tied to this July 22, 2023 incident.", "casualties": { "killed": 1, "injured": 1 } }, "alerts": [ { "sequence": 1, "type": "initial", "channel": "twitter-x", "verbatimText": "TUalertEMER: Shooting reported on the 1700 block of Cecil B Moore Av. Use caution. Avoid the area. Police are responding.", "isVerbatimConfirmed": true, "sourceDescription": "@TempleAlert on X (verbatim TUalertEMER shooting)", "annotations": [ "Full text from official @TempleAlert X status; note abbreviation 'Av.' and missing period after Moore", "Posted ~5:33 UTC = 1:33 AM EDT, matching the overnight shooting response window" ], "characterCount": 121, "timestamp": "2023-07-22T01:33:55-04:00", "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/TempleAlert/status/1682624995481243649" }, { "sequence": 2, "type": "all-clear", "channel": "twitter-x", "verbatimText": "TUalertEMER: Police have cleared the area on the 1700 block of Cecil B Moore Av.", "isVerbatimConfirmed": true, "sourceDescription": "@TempleAlert on X (verbatim TUalertEMER cleared)", "annotations": [ "Full text from official @TempleAlert all-clear X status; does not include casualty details present in prior reconstruction" ], "characterCount": 80, "timestamp": "2023-07-22T06:44:13-04:00", "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/TempleAlert/status/1682703087608401920" } ], "context": "At approximately 1:30 AM EDT on July 22, 2023, [Temple University Police Department officers responded to gunshots on the 1700 block of Cecil B. Moore Avenue](https://news.temple.edu/announcements/2023-07-22/early-morning-incident-4), a major thoroughfare running through Temple's North Philadelphia campus. A TUAlert was sent to the campus community shortly after officers responded. The male victim, found with gunshot wounds to the chest, back, and leg, was pronounced dead at Temple University Hospital at 4:20 AM EDT; a 22-year-old female victim, identified as a recent Temple graduate, was treated at Temple University Hospital for a thigh wound and listed in stable condition. The incident was part of a broader pattern of [gun violence near Temple's urban campus](https://www.thetrace.org/2023/03/temple-police-philadelphia-gun-violence/) that had been a persistent concern for students and administrators. Temple University had previously announced expanded campus police presence and new safety measures in response to a series of shootings near campus, including a fatal shooting of a student in 2021 that intensified the safety debate. The [October 2023 incident on North Broad Street](https://news.temple.edu/announcements/2023-10-03/incident-1600-block-north-broad-st) further underscored the ongoing challenges of operating an open urban campus amid Philadelphia's gun violence epidemic.", "keyFindings": [ "TUAlert was pushed shortly after officers responded around 1:30 AM EDT, consistent with Temple's rapid near-campus notification practice", "The shooting was part of a persistent pattern of gun violence near Temple's open urban campus in North Philadelphia", "Temple had already expanded police presence in response to prior shootings, but the violence continued" ], "sources": [ { "title": "Early morning incident, July 22, 2023 (Temple Now)", "url": "https://news.temple.edu/announcements/2023-07-22/early-morning-incident-4", "type": "official-archive" }, { "title": "At Temple University, a Deadly Shooting Renews Safety Debate (The Trace)", "url": "https://www.thetrace.org/2023/03/temple-police-philadelphia-gun-violence/", "type": "local-media" }, { "title": "Teen shot near Philadelphia's Temple University campus (NBC Philadelphia)", "url": "https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/shooting-near-temple-university/3634819/", "type": "local-media" }, { "title": "Incident on 1600 block of North Broad St., October 2023 (Temple Now)", "url": "https://news.temple.edu/announcements/2023-10-03/incident-1600-block-north-broad-st", "type": "official-archive" }, { "title": "@TempleAlert X — 1700 Cecil B Moore shooting", "url": "https://x.com/TempleAlert/status/1682624995481243649", "type": "social-media" }, { "title": "@TempleAlert X — area cleared", "url": "https://x.com/TempleAlert/status/1682703087608401920", "type": "social-media" } ], "confidence": "high", "tags": [ "shooting", "fatal", "urban-campus", "gun-violence", "pennsylvania", "philadelphia", "public-university", "off-campus-adjacent" ], "dateAdded": "2026-04-04", "lastUpdated": "2026-07-17", "addedBy": "ingestion" }