This is the second shooting to take place at the complex in the past two months. The first incident took place Dec. 11, 2010. That same night, 20-year-old Adrian House of Detroit was found dead in his car in the 1600 block of Abbot Road from a gunshot wound.

Both incidents are under investigation.

Corky Gatewood, vice president of Ambling Management, the company that owns Crossing Place Apartments, said in an e-mail the company always is concerned when an incident as serious as this happens, and Crossing Place Apartments will help police through the investigation in whatever way it can.

Gatewood also said additional personnel will be implemented to help increase the amount of security.

“We can never guarantee anyone’s personal security; however, we want our residents to understand that this situation is not taken lightly,” he said.

The investigation is being handled by Bath Township police, though some East Lansing police did respond to the incident, East Lansing police Sgt. Scott Wriggelsworth said.

Bath Township police were not available for comment Sunday. Wriggelsworth could not confirm any further information.

Tiffani Schultz, who lives on the third floor of building one in the complex, said she heard the incident take place on one of the floors below her at approximately 1:15 a.m.

Schultz said she saw the shooter running through the parking lot carrying a rifle. She described him as a tall, skinny black man dressed in all black.

“Once it hit me, I ran into my bedroom, locked the door, then ran into my bathroom and locked that door,” she said. “Then I peeked out the window to see what was going on. That’s when I saw the man.”

After the two incidents, many residents such as Chelsea Julian no longer feel safe about living in Crossing Place Apartments and want to break their lease.

Julian was sleeping in her apartment on the first floor of building one when the altercation began.

“I woke up around 1 a.m., and I heard it getting rowdy above me,” she said. “It sounded like people were arguing, and it was escalating. Then I heard a pop, and I heard a bunch of people running downstairs, screaming and pounding on people’s doors telling them to let them in.”

Julian said the response issued by Crossing Place Apartments was essentially the same as the last incident — it warned them to lock their doors and avoid opening up to strangers.

There will be private courtesy personnel at the complex to reduce the amount of media and public exposure the complex receives, but Julian said she still does not feel safe.

“There’s been two shootings in the past six weeks,” she said. “I feel like this is reason enough to break my lease. There’s no way I’m still going to live here.”