Gunfire causes field hockey players to run for safety at Temple University

An eruption of gunfire near a field hockey game being played late Friday afternoon at Temple University caused players to run off the field and led to the game’s cancellation.

No players were hurt.

A video posted on social media showed the female players from La Salle University and St. Louis University pause in confusion from the sound of multiple shots and then run for safety.

At 4:39 p.m., Temple posted an alert on social media about a reported gunfire incident on the 1300 block of North Broad Street, near where the game was being played.

“Both teams and all spectators immediately evacuated from the field and stands into the locker room, and the game was called and did not resume,” Jennifer D. Griffin, vice president and chief for public safety at Temple, said in a statement.

“Law enforcement cleared the area and ensured it was safe, at which point both teams left the facility,” Griffin said, adding that no shooter had been identified and authorities believe there were no victims.

The shots were in the vicinity of an off-campus fast-food restaurant on Broad Street, Griffin said.

At 4:47 p.m., the X account for the St. Louis University team posted that everyone was safe but the match was canceled “due to a shooting in the vicinity of the field.”

Brian Kirschner, a spokesperson for La Salle University, confirmed that no players from La Salle were injured.

It was a home game for La Salle, which uses the field at Temple for its games, Kirschner said.