Police shoot and arrest suspect after downtown Tucson shooting injures nine
Tucson police officers opened fire on a suspect in the downtown entertainment district after gunshots injured nine people, KOLD reported. The Arizona Daily Star said the incident stemmed from a confrontation between two groups near East Congress Street and North 6th Avenue, leaving nine adults shot and the suspect wounded by police and taken into custody. Fox News added that ten people, including the suspect, were wounded before the suspect was shot while fleeing the scene. AZ Family noted that ten victims were hospitalized and that the shooting sparked a partisan debate, with Democrats calling for stricter gun laws and Republicans emphasizing self-defense rights.
Empire Pizza praised the rapid police response, the Arizona Daily Star reported. The following day, the Arizona Daily Star reported that 21-year-old David Leroy French was arrested and charged in connection with the shooting after being shot by an officer while fleeing. The Pima County Attorney’s Office confirmed the arrest and the ongoing investigation.
