January 16, 2024
THOM CARROLL/for PhillyVoice
A Temple University employee was stabbed in the arm early Tuesday morning at 10th Street and Montgomery Avenue, police said. The suspect is still at large.
A Temple university employee was stabbed in the right arm Tuesday morning in what campus police described as "an unprovoked incident" on the 1000 block of West Montgomery Avenue.
The person was stabbed at7:15 a.m., and the suspect, who police said appeared to be "in mental distress," was still at large Tuesday afternoon after fleeing along Montgomery Avenue toward Eighth Street, university officials said.
Authorities transported the injured employee to Temple University Hospital and the victim was said to be "alert and conscious."
Temple police released photos of the suspect, who was wearing a bright blue jacket.
Police are searching for this suspect in connection to this morning's incident in the 1000 block of Montgomery Avenue.
— Temple Public Safety (@TU_Police) January 16, 2024
Anyone with information is asked to call The Department of Public Safety at 215-204-1234. pic.twitter.com/62qjtHBnQw
The incident came just as Temple students were returning to campus for the spring semester, which began Tuesday.
Temple University Police said they are reviewing video from surveillance cameras and collaborating with the Philadelphia Police Department to determine what happened. Police did not respond to requests for more information.
