A first-degree-murder warrant has been issued for a fourth suspect involved in an apparent drug rip-off that turned into a fatal shooting on the South Side, an official said Tuesday.
Andrew Johannes Rodriguez, 25, has been identified as the fourth suspect in connection with a shooting that killed Oscar Adrian Herrera, 20, said Deputy Dawn Hanke, Pima County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman.
Officials said four men went to a home in the 5800 block of South Helena Stravenue, near East Benson Highway and South Alvernon Way, about 1:45 p.m. on Jan. 21 after someone at the residence set up a drug deal.
The four men planned to steal a small amount of marijuana they had arranged to purchase, Pima County Sheriff's Bureau Chief Rick Kastigar said a day after the shooting.
Two of the men — David Ronald Kuhns Jr., 23, and Taylor Mitchell Robbins, 18 — were arrested and booked into Pima County jail Jan. 22 on suspicion of first-degree murder in connection with the homicide, Hanke said.
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A first-degree-murder warrant was issued for a third suspect, Victor Moreno, 27, on Jan. 24, Hanke said.
The Sheriff's Department hasn't released any information about who fired the shot that killed Herrera. He was visiting the South Side home at the time of the shooting, officials said.
The four suspects came to the house with guns, then some of them entered and violently confronted the four people there, including a 15-year-old boy, Kastigar said. A 20-year-old man who was also visiting the home was pistol-whipped during the altercation.
According to the Arizona Department of Corrections Web site, Rodriguez served 32 months in prison for weapons misconduct. He was on supervised released from March 7, 2007, until Dec. 5, the Web site says.
He also has past arrests for aggravated assault and armed robbery, according to online court records.
Moreno served 2 1/2 years in prison for robbery, according to the Arizona Department of Corrections. He was released in January 2002. Online court records show he has past arrests for theft, narcotic drug charges and conspiracy.
According to the Arizona Department of Corrections, Kuhns served a little more than a year for burglary, disorderly conduct and theft. He was released in February 2007
Online court records show he also has been arrested on narcotics and marijuana charges, as well as aggravated assault.
Records do not show a criminal history for Robbins.
Anyone with information about the location of Rodriguez or Moreno is urged to call 911 or 88-CRIME.
