A man was found shot in a car at a shopping center on the city's south side Tuesday morning.

The man was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, said Sgt. Pete Dugan, a Tucson Police Department spokesman.

Shortly before noon, police received a 911 call reporting a possible shooting in the 5600 block of South Nogales Highway, which is at the corner of East Drexel Road, Dugan said.

On the northwest corner in a shopping center parking lot, officers found a man inside a four-door sedan with gunshot trauma, said Dugan. The man is in his 20s, he said.

Homicide detectives were investigating the case. No further information was released.

Detectives ask that anyone with information call 911 or 88-CRIME.


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Contact reporter Caitlin Schmidt at cschmidt@tucson.com or 573-4191. On Twitter: @caitlincschmidt