A weekend shooting near ASU left some students rattled but will not cause security changes at a nearby apartment complex.
Larry Hemphill, a 23-year-old Tempe man, died early Saturday morning after he was shot in the head during a gunfight on the 1600 block of East University Drive.
The incident took place across the street from The Village on University, an apartment complex mostly catering to ASU students.
Michael Polzin, the manager at The Village, said the complex was concerned about the shooting.
"Anytime anything happens within the community ... it always makes us take a look at things," he said.
The management takes both residents' and parents' suggestions into consideration when they evaluate policies, he added.
Polzin also said the complex is not planning to take any action in response to the shooting.
"It wasn't on our property," he said.
The apartment property is a gated community with a safety patrol, he added.
Journalism sophomore Sam Nalven lives in The Village. He said he found out about the shooting the next day from his roommate's father.
"It's kind of scary," he said.
Nalven didn't expect anything like this to happen so close to him, he added.
"It was only a block away," he said.
Nalven said he might make some minor changes in his life.
"I walk to the pizza place [near where the shooting occurred] often," he said. "Maybe I won't do that anymore."
Still, Nalvan said he's not worried.
"I'm not that concerned," he said. "I don't expect it to happen often."
Undeclared sophomore Dave Potter also lives in The Village. He said he knew something had happened when he went to work on Saturday morning but didn't find out it had been a fatal shooting until he returned in the afternoon.
"I was shocked," he said.
Potter said he didn't think the incident would cause him to change any of his habits.
"They were just a bunch of outsiders -- not students," he said. "You can't really control that."
Tempe police spokesman Sgt. Dan Masters said authorities are still looking for the suspects in the shooting, who were reported to be driving a white sedan, similar to a 2000 or newer Chevy Impala.
Police asked anyone with information on the shooting to call (480) 350-8311.
Reach the reporter at andrea.adams@asu.edu.
