Police are investigating a homicide at a small neighborhood park on Tucson’s south side.
A resident near the La Mariposa Park, 301 E. Aviation Drive, near East Ajo Way and South 6th Avenue, found a man lying on the ground about 5:30 a.m. Wednesday and called 911, said Sgt. Pete Dugan, a Tucson police spokesman.
The man, Derrick J. Lee, 30, was unresponsive and appeared to have been shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
.@Tucson_Police Gang Detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred early this morning at Mariposa Park, near Aviation and 3rd.
— Sergeant Pete Dugan (@SgtDugan) August 22, 2018
Anyone with information is asked to call 88-CRIME. You can remain anonymous. pic.twitter.com/2xV54qFcF4
Dugan said Lee was known to have gang affiliations but that police don’t know if the homicide was gang-related.
Anyone with further information should call 88-CRIME, an anonymous tipster line.
