A 31-year-old south-side man was shot and killed early Saturday morning, and a suspect was arrested later in the day, police said.
Tucson homicide detectives have determined the shooter drove to a home in the 300 block of West 44th Street southwest of Interstate 10 and 19, went to the front door and spoke to the victim at about 12:45 a.m., Sgt. Chris Widmer, a spokesman for the Tucson Police Department, said in a news release.
βAt one point, the suspect produced a handgun and the victim immediately shut the door. The suspect fired through the door striking the victim. The suspect then fled in a vehicle,β Widmer said.
The victim was identified as Ramon Garcia.Β Two other adults in the home were unharmed.
Officers later took into custody 38-year old Patrick Jay Dansdill at his home in the 600 block of East 9th Street. Dansdill was booked into the Pima County jail on suspicion of second-degree murder.
Anyone with additional information should call 911 or 88-CRIME.
