Temple University police officer fatally shot while responding to robbery

An officer for the Temple University Police Department was shot and killed in Philadelphia Saturday while responding to a robbery, the university said.

The officer was trying to apprehend a suspect in connection with the robbery of a convenience store near campus when the shooting occurred, the university said in a statement to CBS News.

The officer was rushed to Temple University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the university said. His name was not immediately released.