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ASU PD campus incident

December 1, 2022

At approximately 1:30 a.m. the ASU Police Department received a report of a suspect with a gun at the intersection of McAllister and Lemon. Officers responded immediately to the scene, and community members in the area were told to shelter in place. As officers arrived, the suspect fired multiple shots before fleeing, but was quickly apprehended. No injuries have been reported. A male suspect is in custody, and a gun has been recovered. The suspect is not affiliated with ASU.

At this time, the shelter-in-place order has been lifted. Please contact ASU police with additional information regarding this incident, or safety questions and concerns.

We want to thank members of the community for calling in the incident right away, and officers from the ASU and Tempe Police Departments for their quick action.