UPDATE: Police arrest second suspect in Tucson homicide investigation
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - The Tucson Police Department announced the arrest of a second suspect in connection to a homicide investigation.
TPD says 19-year-old Tony Davis Jr. was taken into custody Tuesday, September 19.
He faces multiple charges, including first degree murder.
Police responded to a report of a shooting at a mobile home park in the 800 block of west Prince Road Wednesday, August 16, for reports of a shooting.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found 22-year-old Jesus Alfonso Castro Duarte with gunshot trauma. Despite attempts to perform CPR, he died at the scene.
After examining evidence and reviewing interviews, detectives identified 18-year-old Jose Francisco Fernandez as the first suspect.
Officers from Operations Division West/Community Response Team quickly located Fernandez and took him into custody on September 6.
Detectives obtained and served an additional search warrant. Fernandez also faces a charge of 1st-degree murder. He is currently held in the Pima County Jail on a $1,000,000 bond.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information to call 911 or 88-CRIME.
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