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On November 23, 2023, just after 7:00 p.m., patrol officers from Operations Division Midtown responded to the 2500 block of E. 21st Street for the report of a shooting and an unresponsive male found in the roadway. Upon arrival, officers saw that numerous bystanders were tending to the unresponsive male. Officers began life-saving efforts until members of the Tucson Fire Department arrived and ultimately transported the victim to Banner University Medical Center.
Officers at the scene gathered witnesses and detained a possible suspect, who was identified as a 23-year-old male. Detectives from TPD’s Homicide Unit responded to the scene and took over the investigation. Detectives learned that the male victim had been in a verbal altercation with a female, who he had previously been in a relationship with. The male victim showed up to her residence and shortly after, several other people, including the 23-year-old arrived as well. The male proceeded to engage them all in a verbal altercation, to include making threats to them and implying he had a firearm. Statements and evidence at the scene indicated that the male instigated the confrontation. All parties left the area in vehicles and the male victim followed after them. While they were mobile, the male continued to make threats and swerved his vehicle towards them through the streets of Midtown Tucson. The involved parties were able to get away from the male near the 2500 block of E. 21st Street. The male soon arrived in his truck and another altercation ensued. The male, identified as 30-year-old Rudy Ochoa, approached the 23-year-old and his female acquaintance as they sat in their vehicle. Mr. Ochoa continued the confrontation and was subsequently shot.
After compiling their initial findings at the scene, detectives did not charge the 23-year-old male. Mr. Ochoa remained in the hospital receiving care until the afternoon of November 24th, when he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased. Mr. Ochoa’s family was aware of the incident and his subsequent passing. The investigation is ongoing, and detectives will present their findings to the Pima County Attorney’s Office once completed.
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