Park Ave. and Fourth St.-Criminal Homicide-Crime Alert

Sept. 23, 2024

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University of Arizona Police Department Crime Alert 
(Clery Timely Warning)

 

Type of Offense:  Criminal Homicide 
Today’s Date:  September 23, 2024
Date and Time of Occurrence:  September 22, 2024 @ 10:59 p.m.
Location:  University of Arizona – volleyball courts near Park Ave. and Fourth St.
Reporting Agency:  University of Arizona Police Department / Case # U2409220010

Synopsis of Crime or Offense: University of Arizona Police Department (UAPD) received notification from Tucson Police Department (TPD) regarding a shooting outside Arizona Sonora Residence Hall near Park Ave. and Fourth St. 

When officers arrived on scene at 11:01 p.m. they were directed to a parking lot south of the residence hall. They located a college age male lying next to a car. Preliminary investigation indicates that the victim was shot by the suspect on the volleyball courts following an altercation between several individuals. Witnesses carried the victim to a car intending to take him to the hospital but waited for emergency personnel in the parking lot. UAPD officers and emergency medical personnel attempted life saving measures. The victim was pronounced deceased on scene. The victim was a student at Pima Community College. No other injuries were reported.

Suspect fled the scene and has not been located. The investigation is ongoing. 

UAPD will be conducting extra patrols. 

Suspect Description: Male, 6 foot tall, 19-25 year old, dark skin described by witnesses as Middle Eastern or Hispanic descent. Collar-length, dark curly hair with facial hair. He was last seen wearing a white short-sleeve t-shirt with tan shorts. Witnesses described the weapon used as a small black handgun. He fled on foot, northbound from the volleyball courts. 

Status: UAPD is actively working the investigation and there is an ongoing search for the suspect. 

Definitions:
Criminal Homicide includes Murder, Non-negligent and Negligent Manslaughter: The willful killing of one human being by another. Manslaughter by Negligence: The killing of another person through gross negligence.

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If you have any information about this crime, or if you know about any recent similar incidents, please contact UAPD at 520-621-8273. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can call 88-CRIME (520-882-7463).

UAPD would like to remind the campus community to: 

  • Report suspicious behavior, even if you are not directly impacted. 
  • If you feel unsafe in any situation, trust your instincts, and call 9-1-1.
  • For additional safety tips please visit uapd.arizona.edu and safety.arizona.edu

About this notice:
University of Arizona Clery Timely Warnings are released by the University of Arizona Police Department in compliance with federal law when certain crimes are reported on or near campus property. These timely warnings provide information about campus safety and allow campus community members to take precautions. The reported information may not have been investigated or confirmed at the time of the issuance of the warning.

Physical descriptions of a suspect, including race, are included in timely warnings only when they provide several details that might help distinguish the suspect’s appearance from the general population.

A Timely Warning is not the same as a UAlert. A UAlert is an emergency notification for situations involving an immediate threat to the health or safety of students or employees. 

Link References: 

Emergency: 911 • Non-Emergency: 520-621-8273 (UAPD) • Tips: 520-88-CRIME (2-7463) • UAPD.arizona.edu

Two low resolution still images from a video taken by a witness at the shooting

Two low resolution still images from a video taken by a witness at the shooting