Police

A 46-year-old woman was shot and killed Wednesday night on the city's south side, Tucson police say.

Veronica Santana was found mortally wounded about 9:30 p.m. after police answered several 911 calls about gunfire in the the 6100 block of South Southland Boulevard, near South Nogales Highway and West Bilby Road, police said in a news release.

Santana died at the scene. A man was also found shot and was taken to a hospital with wounds police say were not life-threatening. A third man at the scene was not wounded, the release said.

Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or 88-CRIME, the anonymous tip line.

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Eddie Celaya is a breaking news reporter and host of the "Here Weed Go!" podcast. He graduated from Pima Community College and the University of Arizona and has been with the Arizona Daily Star since May 2019.