The Pima County Sheriffs Department is asking for the public's help in locating this 2005 white Ford Explorer linked to a homicide on August 30.

The Pima County Sheriffs Department is asking for the public's help in locating a white 2005 Ford Explorer linked to the killing of a 72-year-old man.

On Wednesday, August 30, deputies responded to a call around 6:53 a.m., near East Sahuarita Road and South Sonoita Highway. They discovered Thomas Perry unresponsive man with obvious signs of trauma. He died soon after.

Anthony Cruz, 19, was later arrested on suspicion of murder.

Detectives are now asking for the public's help in locating Perry's white 2005 Ford Explorer, It has an Arizona disabled license plate LXH72.

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