Crime & Safety
Victim Identified In Tucson Shooting; Suspect Outstanding
An 18-year-old man was killed in a shooting inside an apartment near 29th Street and Columbus Boulevard, Tucson police said.
TUCSON, AZ — Police identified an 18-year-old man who died in a shooting inside an apartment in midtown Tucson Wednesday, Tucson police said.
Felix Alexandrew Pichardo died at a nearby hospital after he was shot inside a unit in the 4100 block of East 29th Street, according to police.
Members of the Tucson SWAT team entered a nearby apartment unit in search of a suspect but didn't find anyone, police said. Police continued to search for the suspect, whom they did not identify.
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Witnesses told police that Pichardo was shot after a fight broke out between him and other people he knew, according to police.
Anyone with information about the shooting was asked to call Tucson police at 520-882-7463.
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