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Documents: Shooting of Tucson police recruit, fiancée was random

Documents: Shooting of Tucson police recruit, fiancée was random

  • Griffin Salkowski

The two suspects arrested in the shooting that killed Tucson police recruit Carlos Ramirez and wounded his fiancée had no known connection to either victim, court records say.

Sheriff: Killers of Tucson police recruit mistakenly targeted 'wrong house'

Sheriff: Killers of Tucson police recruit mistakenly targeted 'wrong house'

  • Tim Steller

The fatal shooting of a Tucson police recruit and the wounding of his fiancée took place during an attempted drug rip that targeted the wrong home, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said Wednesday.

Suspect in Tucson police recruit killing fatally shot boyhood friend at 12

Suspect in Tucson police recruit killing fatally shot boyhood friend at 12

  • Griffin Salkowski

One of two men charged in the killing of a Tucson police recruit killed his boyhood friend in a shooting when he was 12 years old, news reports show.

Suspect in killing of Tucson police recruit makes court appearance

Suspect in killing of Tucson police recruit makes court appearance

  • Maritza Dominguez Arizona Republic

Alex James Barnett, who authorities said was on the run for several days after the fatal shooting of Tucson police recruit Carlos Ramirez, made his first court appearance Tuesday.

Fugitive in Tucson police recruit killing surrenders

Fugitive in Tucson police recruit killing surrenders

  • Norma Coile Griffin Salkowski

A man wanted in connection with the killing last week of a Tucson police recruit surrendered Monday night during a massive SWAT operation on the city's east side. There were no injuries.

Tucson police recruit was fighting home invaders when he was killed, court filing says

Tucson police recruit was fighting home invaders when he was killed, court filing says

  • Griffin Salkowski

Carlos Ramirez, a 23-year-old Tucson police recruit, was fighting home intruders when he was shot and killed last week, a court filing says.

SWAT officers order fugitive in Tucson police recruit shooting to surrender

SWAT officers order fugitive in Tucson police recruit shooting to surrender

    Law enforcement converged on an apartment complex on Tucson's east side in connection with a home invasion that left a police recruit dead. In the video, SWAT officers can be heard ordering suspect Alex James Barnett to surrender Monday night.

    Indictment: Tucson man lied to get federal contract work

    Indictment: Tucson man lied to get federal contract work

      A 44-year-old Tucson man has been indicted on suspicion of making false statements in background checks to obtain federal contract work while still on active duty with the Air Force and again after he retired, federal prosecutors say.

      Man shot and killed in Tucson apartment complex parking lot

      Man shot and killed in Tucson apartment complex parking lot

        A 32-year-old man was fatally shot in the parking lot of a Tucson apartment complex early Sunday, police said.

        Man arrested in Tucson stabbing death

        Man arrested in Tucson stabbing death

          Police arrested a suspect Saturday in the Aug. 19 stabbing death of a man in midtown Tucson.

          2nd arrest made in shooting death of Tucson man during gun-sale meetup

          2nd arrest made in shooting death of Tucson man during gun-sale meetup

            A second teen has been arrested in the shooting death of a Tucson man during what court records say was a gun-sale meetup.

            Video captures early morning shooting southwest of Tucson

            Video captures early morning shooting southwest of Tucson

              At about 5:10 a.m. on Aug. 21, William C. Fitzgerald, 39, was found shot inside a vehicle which had crashed into a wall in the 3100 block of in the 3100 block of West Capistrano Road, near West Bilby Road and South Cardinal Avenue, the Pima County Sheriff's Department said in a news release Sunday.

              Man, 39, dies 2 days after shooting near Tucson

              Man, 39, dies 2 days after shooting near Tucson

                A man who had been shot early Friday morning southwest of Tucson died Sunday, authorities say.

                Second man linked to killing of Tucson police recruit found

                Second man linked to killing of Tucson police recruit found

                  The second of three people investigators have linked to the killing this week of a Tucson police recruit has been located. A third person in the investigation remains on the run. 

                  Man arrested in killing of Tucson police recruit

                  Man arrested in killing of Tucson police recruit

                  A 39-year-old man linked to the killing of a Tucson police recruit was apprehended Saturday morning at a hotel, the Pima County Sheriff's Department said.

                  Man suspected in Tucson police recruit killing has extensive criminal record

                  Man suspected in Tucson police recruit killing has extensive criminal record

                  Alex James Barnett, named as a suspect in the killing of Carlos Ramirez, a Tucson police recruit, has a criminal record that includes domestic violence, burglary, theft and child abuse, court records show.

                  Tucson police: Man shot dead by teen during gun-sale meetup

                  Tucson police: Man shot dead by teen during gun-sale meetup

                  An 18-year-old man used a gun stolen during a gun-sale meetup to shoot and kill a Tucson man at a seperate meetup to buy a gun weeks later, court records say.

                  Fundraisers launched for family of slain Tucson police recruit

                  Fundraisers launched for family of slain Tucson police recruit

                  The fiancée of slain Tucson police recruit Carlos Ramirez is "recovering from her injuries, and their unborn child is safe," according to a fundraiser for the family.

                  Suspect named in killing of Tucson police recruit Carlos Ramirez, 2 others also sought

                  Suspect named in killing of Tucson police recruit Carlos Ramirez, 2 others also sought

                  Authorities have named a suspect in the shooting death of a Tucson police recruit and are asking the public's help to find him and to identify two other people believed to have been involved.

                  Man, 31, dies of stab wounds, Tucson police say

                  Man, 31, dies of stab wounds, Tucson police say

                  A 31-year-old man has died of stab wounds, Tucson police say.

                  SUV linked to fatal shooting of Tucson police recruit found

                  SUV linked to fatal shooting of Tucson police recruit found

                  The suspected getaway SUV in the fatal shooting of a Tucson police recruit Wednesday has been found on the city's southeast side, authorities say.

                  Tucson police recruit shot and killed at home, fiancée wounded

                  Tucson police recruit shot and killed at home, fiancée wounded

                  A Tucson police recruit was killed and his fiancée, a corrections officer for Pima County, was wounded in an early morning shooting at their home on the far southwest side, authorities say. Investigators are searching for two gunmen.

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                  Sheriff: Killers of Tucson police recruit mistakenly targeted 'wrong house'

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                  ADOT is starting a two-year project to replace I-10 bridges, widen ramps and Jackrabbit Trail, and add signals at the Jackrabbit Trail interchange beginning Aug. 29.

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                  Tucson police investigating homicide near U of A campus

                  Tucson police investigating homicide near U of A campus

                  Police on Wednesday were investigating an overnight homicide near the University of Arizona campus.

                  Man shot and killed on Tucson's southeast side

                  Man shot and killed on Tucson's southeast side

                  Police are investigation the deadly shooting of a man Monday night on Tucson's southwest side.

                  Tucson man arrested in death of 5-month-old son

                  Tucson man arrested in death of 5-month-old son

                  A 34-year-old Tucson man is accused in the death of his 5-month-old son, authorities say.

                  Slain U of A student's boyfriend had history of violence, court records say

                  Slain U of A student's boyfriend had history of violence, court records say

                  A man charged with first-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend had a history of violence and sexual assault, court documents show, and had recently been expelled from the University of Arizona.

                  Pair sentenced in Tucson murder case

                  Pair sentenced in Tucson murder case

                  Two people who accepted plea agreements in the 2024 killing of a Tucson Good Samaritan were sentenced Friday in Pima County Superior Court.

                  Man accused of killing Tucson girlfriend arrested in Germany, police say

                  Man accused of killing Tucson girlfriend arrested in Germany, police say

                  A man accused of killing his girlfriend in Tucson, whose body was discovered Thursday, flew to Germany the same day and was arrested when he arrived, police say.

                  Man accused in Tucson mass shooting jailed without bond

                  Man accused in Tucson mass shooting jailed without bond

                  David Leroy French, 21, appeared in court Friday facing 29 charges tied to the Tucson mass shooting that injured nine people. He'll be held without bond ahead of his Aug. 11 bond hearing.

                  Tucson police seek tips in 1982 killing

                  Tucson police seek tips in 1982 killing

                  Investigators are seeking tips in the unsolved death of a 19-year-old Tucson woman who disappeared in 1982.

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