STK crime scene

A 77-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder in a fatal road-rage shooting late Thursday afternoon on Tucson's southwest side, authorities say.

About 4:20 p.m., deputies responding to a reported road rage incident near West Ajo Highway and South Kinney Road found Martin Bloom wounded with a gunshot, the Pima County Sheriff's Department said Friday in a news release.

Bloom, 56, died later at the hospital.

The alleged shooter drove off before deputies arrived, the release said.

Soon after, Robert Ryan was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder.

The investigation continues.

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


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