TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — As officers continued investigating the deadly shooting of Bryan Antonio Torres and Emir Arreola-Morales, two other suspects were identified.
One suspect was identified as 16-year-old Jacob Sosa and the other as 17-year-old Trystn Montoya.
Sosa was taken into custody in the area of South Mission Road and West Irvington Road on Friday.
He was booked into the Pima County Jail for two counts of first-degree murder and armed robbery. He is currently being held on a $1,000,000 bond.
Officers obtained an arrest warrant for Montoya for two counts of first-degree murder and armed robbery.
On Friday, the Tucson Police Department was contacted by the Clovis Police Department in New Mexico and were informed Montoya was a suspect in a recent homicide that occurred within their jurisdiction.
Montoya was found and taken into custody by police in Clovis, New Mexico.
He is now being held at the Lea County Detention Facility in anticipation of translation.
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Updated on September 19, 2023 at 3:40 p.m.
Tucson police are investigating a deadly double shooting that occurred on Monday, Sept. 18 before 3 p.m. near South Park Avenue and East Irvington Road.
Officers received a call regarding an unresponsive man found in the roadway on South Fremont Avenue near East Calle Nevada.
At first, officers believed the man was hit by a car but as the Tucson Fire Department was assisting they discovered gunshot wounds.
The man was pronounced dead on scene.
He was identified as 18-year-old Bryan Antonio Torres.
Officers then found a second victim who was seated in a passenger car down the street.
That victim was identified as 18-year-old Emir Arreola-Morales.
He had also been shot and pronounced dead on scene.
No suspects have been identified and no motive confirmed.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with any information, contact 911 or 88-CRIME.
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Tucson Police responded to reports of a possible crash involving a man in the roadway.
The incident occurred on Monday around 2:45 p.m. in the area of South Fremont Avenue and East Calle Nevada.
As officers arrived, two men were found with signs of trauma unrelated to a crash.
Both men were pronounced dead at the scene.
This investigation remains ongoing. Please stay with KGUN 9 for further updates.
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