Recently, there has been some unrest in the neighborhood just south of Wichita State.

On Thursday evening, the Wichita Police Department teamed up with the WSU Police Department to host an informational meeting, or IMPACT meeting.

It was held at Fairmount Park in regards to a shooting that happened near WSU two weekends ago.

According to WPD officer Chad Burnett, a man was shot while sleeping in his car near 16th and Vassar around 4 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20.

“The [suspects] were gang members not from the area,” Burnett said in the announcement Thursday evening.

The shooting was rare for the neighborhood just south of WSU.

It still has some WSU students feeling a little uneasy.

“Sometimes, we do feel afraid to come outside into the street at night,” said Uday Byreddy, a resident near 16th Street and Yale.

Byreddy said when an event happens like this, it leaves a lasting impression.

“It stays on our minds when something happens like this,” he said.

As a precautionary measure, both WSU police and WPD officers gave the neighborhood residents at the meeting a few tips on staying safe in light of an event like a shooting.

“If you are walking through campus [at night] and you are coming home, you tend to have tunnel vision,” said university police officer Mario Smith. “Be aware of your surroundings at all times.”

Smith also said that although the severity of the situation cannot be avoided, students should not worry if they live in the area.

He said an incident like this is usually out of the ordinary.

“This is isolated,” he said. “You do have little things that pop up here and there, but for the most part, this is not a bad area.”