Temple University police officer was fatally shot while responding to a crime near campus

Officials said a Temple University police officer was fatally shot while investigating a crime near campus Saturday night.

According to NBC Philadelphia, the university’s vice president of public safety, Jennifer Griffin, said it was the first death in the line of duty in faculty history.

The shooting took place a few blocks west of the North Philadelphia campus after 7 p.m., according to a Temple University statement.

The university said the officer was shot while trying to apprehend a man suspected of robbing a convenience store. The shooting took place a few blocks from the store, the report said.

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw told reporters that a police officer was shot while trying to stop a car theft.

According to her, the officer was taken to Temple University Hospital, where he died.

The officer’s identity has not been released “out of respect for the officer’s friends and family,” Temple University President Jason Wingard said in a statement. The shooter fled the scene, he said.

“There are simply no words to explain this tragedy,” Wingard said. “It rips apart our sense of community and security.”

Governor Josh Shapiro tweeted that he and First Lady Lori Shapiro were “devastated” by the family of the officer who was killed while “bravely serving his community”.

“May his memory be a blessing,” Shapiro said.

This article was originally published on NBCNews.com.

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