A field hockey match in Philadelphia erupted in gunfire, sending players, coaches and officials scrambling for cover.
Footage of the hectic scene shows players from both St. Louis University and La Salle abandoning their equipment and rushing indoors. One official is seen slipping or ducking behind the goal before getting up and running into an open garage.
An update was promptly posted on St. Louis University Field Hockey’s X account explaining that nobody was harmed.
‘Today’s match at La Salle has been called due to a shooting in the vicinity of the field,’ the post read. ‘Everyone is safe.’
A St. Louis University spokesman declined to offer any additional information when contacted by DailyMail.com. However, Philadelphia police say the shooting took place at a nearby Kentucky Fried Chicken parking lot.
The shooting took place at Temple’s Howarth Field, where terrified players rushed for cover
‘An offender was shooting a gun from the Kentucky Fried Chicken parking lot,’ read a police statement provided to DailyMail.com. ‘The offender fled the scene prior to police arrival. No shooting victims were located. The scene was secured, no arrest at this time, and no weapon recovered. The investigation is active and ongoing with Central Detectives.’
The culprit was described as a ‘black male wearing black hoodie.’
The shooting took place near Howarth Field, which is actually part of nearby Temple University located in South Philadelphia.
The game was ruled over following the shooting because, per NCAA rules, the minimum of 48 minutes had been played.
Roos Pasveer gave La Salle a 1-0 lead in the third quarter, which proved to be the deciding goal.
St. Louis University’s website innocuously described the shooting as a ‘disturbance.’
‘The match was halted in the fourth quarter due to a disturbance in the vicinity of the field,’ read the post on the school’s athletics website. ‘SLU student-athletes and staff are safe.’
