Updated on December 29, 2022 at 6:34 p.m.
The Tucson Police Department identified the suspect for how Montano ended up dead in a house that wasn't his.
A 31-year-old, Jose Pedro Rodriguez, was arrested by Phoenix Police Department Officers earlier that day after a brief confrontation.
Officers obtained a warrant for Rodriguez's arrest for first-degree murder.
Rodriguez will remain in the Maricopa County Jail while he waits to be sent to Tucson by extradition.
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The Tucson Police Department is trying to figure out how Joseph Armando Montano ended up dead in a home that wasn't his.
Public Information Officer Francisco Magos tells KGUN 9 the Tucson Fire Department first got a call Tuesday about an "unresponsive male" at a house about a mile north of the Desert Diamond Casino & Entertainment venue.
He says when firefighters got to the house at about 2 p.m. on South 4th Avenue between East Aragon and West Elvira roads, they found the 49-year-old man dead.
According to Magos, responding officers cleared the home, questioned residents, and found out Montano didn't even live there.
They have since let his family know of his passing.
This case is currently under investigation. If anyone has any information, please call 88-CRIME. Callers will remain anonymous.
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