TEMPE, AZ — The Arizona State University Police Department says a man has been arrested after firing shots on the Tempe campus early Thursday morning.
ASU PD received reports of someone with a gun near Barrett Honors College, near McAllister Avenue and Lemon Street, around 1:30 a.m.
The suspect fired multiple shots in the direction of a student and an officer before fleeing the area, but police say the suspect was “quickly apprehended.”
No injuries were reported during the incident.
Members of the community were alerted to the incident through the ASU LiveSafe app, which alerted residents in the area to shelter in place. The order was lifted at 2:30 a.m.
A gun and a cell phone were located in shrubs outside Barrett Honors College.
The suspect is only identified as a man and the suspect is not affiliated with ASU, police say.
"Incidents like this always have the potential for a tragic outcome, but immediate community action and a quick police response helped ensure no one was hurt today," ASU Police Chief Michael Thompson said. "From the members of the community who took action to the responding officers from both the ASU and Tempe police departments, this incident unfolded exactly how we educate and train."
“I got here and there was an individual running from them, which is when they had their long guns drawn,” said ASU student Avi Rubin. “And they said get down ,and they held them at gunpoint.”
Rubin recorded a video as he was walking home from a late night at the library.
"I was with my friend in my dorm and we heard like four shots go off, and I was like is that a gun shot?" said ASU Melaina Gargano.
She watched the investigation begin right outside her dorm window.
Some students told ABC15 they still feel safe on campus, but Rubin wants to see more done in the U.S to prevent gun violence.
"We need stuff to get done here because what’s happening now isn’t working," said Rubin
ASU police say the man faces multiple counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, discharge of a firearm in city limits, endangerment, and aggravated assault on police.
