New Castle County police are still investigating the death of Shazim Uppal, a 27-year-old Temple School of Law graduate who earned his degree in July.

Officers found Uppal in a parked sedan on the 100 block of Saint Claire Drive in Hockessin, Delaware. He had sustained gunshot wounds to the upper torso, and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Uppal was last seen driving a 2007 black Audi A8 Sunday between 10 and 11 p.m., investigators said. As of Wednesday afternoon, no new information about the investigation was available.

Craig Green, who taught Uppal in two law classes during his time at Temple, said he was saddened by the news.

“I had been meeting with him in the summer,” Green said. “He was preparing very hard for the New Jersey and Pennsylvania law board exams … it was a very tragic thing to hear about.”

He added that he last worked with Uppal in a guided research class during the summer, and last saw him after the Ramadan holiday.

“He was hard-working,” Green said. “He was a really kind person, had a gentle demeanor, and was very excited about finishing law school. He had a very bright future ahead of him, and we won’t see that come to fruition.”

“I was excited about seeing him in October after he passed the bar, which would’ve been the next time I would have seen him,” he added.

Tipsters, call the New Castle County Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Unit at 302-395-8110 or visit www.nccpd.com  

Steve Bohnel can be reached at steve.bohnel@temple.edu or on Twitter @Steve_Bohnel.

Police are searching for four men who attacked a 21-year-old Temple student Friday night on Norris Street near 15th Street.

Executive Director of Campus Safety Services Charlie Leone said the victim was struck in the head by one of the suspects while walking east on Norris St around 10:00 p.m.

After surrendering $40, the suspects demanded the victim give them his phone, Leone said. The student offered some resistance before one of the suspects pulled out a knife, causing the victim to hand over the phone, Leone added.

The victim was transported to St. Joseph’s Hospital following the attack, Leone said.

Leone described the suspects as four men between 5-foot-7 and 5-foot-10 and between 16 and 19 years old. They were last seen wearing white and gray shirts with one of the suspects sporting a blue bandana over his face.

Police are hoping to find evidence leading to the suspects from security cameras in the area or by tracking the stolen phone, Leone said.

Jack Tomczuk can be reached at jack.tomczuk@temple.edu or on Twitter @JackTomczuk.