Crime scene

Tucson police are investigating the deadly shooting this weekend of a man who lived in an encampment.

About 11:45 p.m. Saturday, Matthew Erik Simmerman, 56, was shot in a wash near the 900 block of South Warren Avenue, near East Aviation Parkway and East 18th Street, Tucson police said in a news release.

Simmerman died at the scene.

Simmerman had been living in the wash with a female companion. In the shooting, a gunman walked into the camp and shot Simmerman.

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


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