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An 18-year-old was killed in a shooting at Park Place mall on Tucson's east side and one person has been arrested, police said. 

Darne Willie James Jackson was fatally shot on Tuesday, Feb. 1, around 6:20 p.m. on the top level of the Dillard's parking garage, at 5890 E. Broadway, Tucson police said. 

Jackson and two females met with 23-year-old Rico Evi Roman in the parking lot when they got into a verbal argument, according to a news release. The incident turned physical between Jackson and Roman and Jackson was shot. 

Police say Roman drove away from the scene. Tucson Fire took Jackson to St. Joseph's Hospital where he later died. 

A warrant was obtained for Roman's arrest on suspicion of first-degree murder. On Wednesday, Feb. 2, Roman turn himself in. 

He is being held at the Pima County Jail. 


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