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On June 19, 2024, just after 5:30 a.m., officers from Operations Division Midtown and personnel from the Tucson Fire Department responded to a residence in the 5300 block of E. 5th Street for reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male victim with obvious signs of gunshot trauma. Officers and personnel from TFD both began to render aid. Despite these efforts, the male was pronounced deceased at the scene. The victim has been identified as 58-year-old Christopher Kershaw. Next of kin has been notified of his passing.
Detectives from TPD’s Homicide Unit were contacted and responded to the scene to continue the investigation. Initial interviews were completed, and the scene was processed. According to interviews conducted by officers and detectives, Mr. Kershaw was involved in a verbal confrontation with an adult female when an adult male shot him. Both subjects fled in a vehicle prior to police arrival.
As the investigation continued, detectives identified the type of vehicle that fled the scene. With the help of officers from our Operations Division Midtown Community Response Team and members of our Tech Investigations Unit, they identified the plate of the vehicle involved. That information led detectives to contact the Sierra Vista Police Department and the Arizona Department of Public Safety, who relayed information that the vehicle and an adult male and female were involved in an unrelated incident in Bisbee, AZ. The names of those parties were confirmed to be involved in the homicide, including the adult male suspect. Later in the evening, the suspect was located, resulting in an officer-involved shooting in Cochise County. He is currently in police custody at the hospital and is recovering from his injuries. His name is being withheld until he is formally charged and booked into jail.
The investigation into the Tucson homicide remains ongoing, and anyone with information is asked to call 9-1-1 or 88-CRIME. You can remain anonymous. Additional updates will be released as they become available.
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