UPDATE: Police ID man killed in double shooting.
One man was killed and another seriously injured in a shooting outside south-side BK Tacos and Hot Dogs shortly after 4 p.m. Friday, authorities said.
One of the men was found shot in the parking lot when officers arrived, said Sgt. Pete Dugan, a Tucson police spokesman. The popular restaurant is at 5118 S. 12th Ave.
He was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
Officers learned from witnesses that a second man was in a vehicle south of the restaurant. He was taken to a hospital with serious injuries and remained there as of Friday night, Dugan said.
He said the men were in the parking lot when at least two other men approached them. There was a short verbal altercation before gunshots were heard.
Officers are still searching for the men who fled the scene. Gang detectives were among investigators at the scene, Dugan said. He said the incident appeared to be gang-related.
No further information has been released.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call 911 or 88-CRIME, an anonymous tipster line.
Tucson police officers with a vehicle, at 13th Ave. and Irvington Road, associated with the shooting in the parking lot of BK Tacos, 5118 S. 12th Ave., on Nov. 23, 2018. Tucson Fire paramedics treated a subject in the car.
