Students at Temple University and residents that live in the area are concerned after four people were shot in two separate shootings Friday night.
Temple University students and residents who live in the area are concerned after two Friday night shootings. FOX 29's Marcus Espinoza has the latest.Several shootings near Temple University Friday night has left students and residents in the area on edge. FOX 29's Marcus Espinoza was near the campus where chalk outlines of expended shell casings are still visible from the overnight shootings. Temple University seniors Olivia Kortick and Madison North say things are getting worse.
"Since freshman year it's definitely gotten a lot more dangerous," one said. "We're graduating this semester so I think we're both in agreement we're both really ready to get out, which is sad because this is our home for the past four years." The first shooting happened around 10:30 Friday evening near Broad Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue. Two teenage girls were shot, according to police.
Aja Byrd, a freshman at Temple, says it is depressing to know how violent the area is as she tried to get an education. Temple University parent hires private security firm, seeking buffer with new campus safety measures "It's very sad honestly," she said. "If it doesn't get better, it's definitely on a bad trajectory. If it doesn't turn around then it could definitely become more dangerous for Temple students for sure."
Anyone with information on either shooting is urged to contact Temple Police Department or the Philadelphia Police Department.
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