UPDATE 10 A.M.
Tucson Police Sergeant Richard Gradillas said the incident began Wednesday afternoon around 1 p.m. when TPD officers responded to a home invasion call near East Golf Links Rd. and Kolb Rd.
Gradillas said they found an injured victim who called after the suspect left. That person was treated for an undisclosed injury, but said the suspect had a gun.
Gradillas said detectives then tracked the suspect to a home near South Fremont Ave. and 34th St. around midnight.
At one point, the suspect exited the front of the house, armed with a gun, but still speaking with officers. He then retreated back inside.
Around 3 a.m., a TPD SWAT officer shot and killed the suspect. TPD said no one else was injured.
They recovered a gun near the suspect.
The Pima County Sheriff's Department is taking over the investigation.
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🚨OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING UPDATE pic.twitter.com/Q55iAHoGxF
— Tucson Police Dept (@Tucson_Police) July 13, 2023
Original Article:
Tucson Police, Marana Police, and the Pima County Sheriff's Department are investigating an officer-involved shooting on Tucson's south side.
A TPD officer on the scene, near South Fremont Ave. and 34th St. told KGUN 9 they got the initial call for an OIS around 12 Thursday morning.
He did not have more information to share at the time.
TPD said the Pima Critical Incident Response Team has been activated to investigate what happened.
