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'Juvenile' Groups Exchange Fire In Shootout On Temple Campus: Authorities (UPDATED) 'Juvenile' Groups Exchange Fire In Shootout On Temple Campus: Authorities (UPDATED)
'Juvenile' Groups Exchange Fire In Shootout On Temple Campus: Authorities (Updated) (Note: this story has been updated to include new information from Philadelphia police.) Temple University police are investigating an apparent shootout between two groups on Campus Wednesday evening, Nov. 8, according to security officials. University police said "two groups of juveniles" near Broad Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue "discharged multiple shots in the direction of each other" around 4:30 p.m.  No injuries were reported.  The entire incident was caught on video camera and lasted less than five seconds, said authorities. A security officer across the street witnessed the sho…

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by Mac Bullock
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Suspected ID'd After Officer Shot In Western PA, Police Say Suspected ID'd After Officer Shot In Western PA, Police Say
Suspected ID'd After Officer Shot In Western PA, Police Say A man is under police guard at a Pittsburgh area hospital after the officer he shot fired back at him on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, authorities say.  Allegheny County 9-1-1 was notified of shots fired in the area of Catherine and Savey streets around 12:18 a.m., Allegheny County Department of Police Superintendent Christopher Kearns details in a release approximately 12 hours later.  "A Duquesne police officer responded to the area. When the officer arrived, he was immediately met by gunfire before exiting his vehicle. The officer returned fire striking the suspect in…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
11 Temple Students Rounded Up In Basement, Robbed At Gunpoint 11 Temple Students Rounded Up In Basement, Robbed At Gunpoint
11 Temple Students Rounded Up In Basement, Robbed At Gunpoint Almost a dozen Temple University students were rounded up at gunpoint, robbed, and locked in their basement at an off-campus apartment over the weekend, multiple outlets have reported.  Six female residents, two female friends and three male visitors at a house on the 1300 block of North 15th Street were woken up at around 7 a.m. by two masked gunmen, according to the reports.  Victims were forced to gather in the basement, where the gunmen told them to give up their cell phone, car keys, and debit card with PIN number, reports indicate.  The students were locked downstairs …

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by Mac Bullock