A shooting near ASU's Tempe Campus on Friday afternoon left one man dead and a suspect critically injured, the Tempe Police Department said in a written statement.
Officers responded to an active shooting scene at 3:18 p.m. at the Camden Tempe apartments located on 800 E. Curry Rd., in Tempe, according to a statement from Tempe PD. Upon arrival, they discovered a man who had been shot. Medics transported him to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police said they also found a second man, whom they referred to as a "suspect," with a gunshot injury "that initially appears to be self-inflicted," according to the statement. He was also transported to a local hospital and remains in critical condition, as of the time of the email at 8:52 p.m. on Friday.
"At this time, the investigation is on-going and there is no threat to the public," the Tempe PD statement said.
This story is developing and may be updated.
Edited by Senna James, Carsten Oyer, Matthew Marengo and Pippa Fung.
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Mia Osmonbekov is a senior reporter. She previously reported for Arizona Capitol Times, Cronkite News DC, La Voz del Interior and PolitiFact. She is in her 7th semester with The State Press working previously as the opinion editor and assignment editor.
