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An 18-year-old man was was shot to death inside a car Tuesday night on Tucson's southwest side, police said.

Officers were dispatched to a neighborhood street in Midvale Park about 11 p.m. after reports of gunfire.

Officers found Michael Valenzuela inside a car in the 1600 block of West Colonial Heights, near South Midvale and West Drexel roads. Valenzuela had been shot and was declared dead at the scene.

A second man was there too, but police say he was not injured.

No motive has been established in the shooting and police continue to investigate.


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