Five young men and a juvenile are facing first-degree murder charges in the shooting death of a teenager in the community of Catalina, the sheriffβs department said Friday.
Five of the suspects were arrested Thursday, the sixth was arrested Saturday, the Pima County Sheriffβs Department said in a news release.
Shortly after 11:30 p.m. June 21, deputies were called to a shooting in the 3500 block of Silver Buckle Place, near East Secretariat Road, in Catalina, which is north of Tucson, after a 911 caller said his friend was shot at a park and he was taking him to a hospital.
On June 23, James Sanchez, 16, died from his injuries, the sheriffβs department said.
The six are facing charges of first-degree murder, aggravated assault and armed robbery.
Those arrested are Joseph Nolan, 21; Drake Nolan, 19; Paul Rodriguez, 18, William Marley, 16; Richard Miller, 19; and Zachary Connor, 18.
Joseph Nolan was attempting to flee and apprehended by Border Patrol agents near Coolidge. Miller was apprehended by Customs and Border Protection officers at the Nogales Port of Entry.
On Aug. 27, Connor was apprehended by the CBP officers at the Nogales Port, the sheriffβs department said.
