Killers at large in Tempe.

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http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2010/10/tempe_sees_huge_spike_in_murde.php


Following the second highly publicized, unsolved murder of an Arizona State University student in six months, the Tempe Police Department has come under fire for its handling of violent crimes.

The department responded to media inquiries about crime statistics by issuing a press release yesterday touting how violent crime has decreased considerably since the same period last year. In the same release, however, the department announced that the number of homicides in Tempe has skyrocketed in 2010 to the second-highest murder rate in 20 years.


So far this year, 12 people have been murdered in Tempe -- that we know of -- in 10 separate incidents. That's a considerable increase from the two murders within the city in 2009.






ASU Student Shot Near Campus Sunday Dies

An Arizona State University student was shot last night and has since died from his injuries. Police haven't identified a suspect in the case and are asking the public's help in tracking down the person, or people, responsible.

Tempe police aren't releasing too many details about the shooting, and calls to the department have not been returned.

Here's what we know, though, based on a press release issued by the department this morning.
http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2010/10/asu_student_shot_near_campus_s.php