Tucson Police investigating homicide at eastside Walmart - KGUN

TUCSON, Ariz. - Tucson Police are investigating a homicide at a Walmart located on the eastside near Speedway and Kolb.

According to Tucson Police. The incident happened around midnight.

Sgt. Dugan with TPD says officers arrived on scene and located a young man with obvious signs of gunshot trauma. The man was pronounced deceased shortly after.

Police then learned an SUV fled the scene after the shooting occurred, leading to officers finding the vehicle in the 8600 block of east Old Spanish Trail.

Officers approached the vehicle, which was still occupied, and detained the people inside.

Early information says the SUV had been in the Walmart parking lot before the incident, which was occupied by several individuals including the now deceased man, who police are calling the suspect of this incident.

Dugan says the suspect got out of the SUV holding a gun and approached another vehicle with a man inside. This lead to an altercation involving gunfire that killed the gunman who approached the car. The other man, who police are calling the victim, stayed on scene to cooperate with police.

Gang Detectives with TPD are continuing to investigate this incident. Multiple suspects have been detained but no arrests had been made in the 7 a.m. hour Thursday.

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