A Temple University police officer was fatally shot while responding to a crime near campus Saturday night, officials say.
A Temple University police officer was fatally shot while responding to a crime near campus Saturday night, officials said.
The university said the officer was shot while trying to apprehend a person suspected in the robbery of a convenience store. The shooting happened several blocks from the store, according to the statement. The officer was taken to Temple University Hospital, where he died, she said. He was later identified as Christopher Fitzgerald.
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