A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a man Saturday on the city's south side, Tucson police say.

The shooting happened during a dispute at a house in the 5700 block of South First Avenue, near South Nogales Highway and East Drexel Road, police said in a news release.

Officers arrived to find Antonio Alvarado Escoboza, 32, was found shot in the front yard.

Police later arrested Christian Andres Duarte on suspicion of charges that include first-degree murder, the release said. He was being held at the Pima County juvenile detention center.

No details about the dispute were provided. The shooting still is being investigated.


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