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Man Critical After Shooting Near Temple Campus

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Authorities say a 19-year-old man is in critical condition after he was shot in the back late Saturday night near the Temple University campus.

The shooting happened just before 11 p.m. on the 2200 block of North Warnock Street. The victim was taken to Temple Hospital.

School officials sent out an alert notifying students of the shooting.

Police are still searching for the suspect.  He is described as a black male, wearing a long sleeve, white shirt, tan pants and tan boots.

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