Police identify teen who was fatally shot
Tucson police identified a teen who was fatally shot in midtown Wednesday afternoon.
Sephaul Booker, 15, was pronounced dead in a parking lot in the 3700 block of East Fourth Street, near North Alvernon Way, said Sgt. Kimberly Bay, a Tucson Police Department spokeswoman.
Shortly before 4:30 p.m., police responded to a 911 call reporting a shooting, and when officers arrived they found the wounded teen, Bay said.
Officers performed CPR on the boy until Tucson Fire Department paramedics arrived and took over treatment. The teen was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said they are searching for two young men in their late teens or early 20s who might be associated with a light-colored SUV.
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Massage parlor
owners arrested
The owners of a northwest-side massage business were arrested and are facing money laundering and prostitution charges as a result of a local, state and federal investigation, authorities said Wednesday.
Charles Krause, 69, and Wenjuan Krause, 61, owners of Tui-Na Massage, were booked into the Pima County jail, both on suspicion of one count each of money laundering and receiving earnings of a prostitute, and running a house of prostitution, said Sgt. Pete Dugan, a Tucson Police Department spokesman.
On Tuesday, investigators of the police department’s Special Investigations Division worked with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations and the state Attorney General’s Office to serve warrants.
In October 2015, investigators followed up on information that led to Tui-Na Massage, 2840 W. Ina Road, just east of North Shannon Road. Detectives determined that multiple women were working there performing sexual acts for money, Dugan said.
The investigation revealed the Krauses, who are husband and wife, were aware of the illegal acts and were receiving a portion of the money received through the business, said Dugan.
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Arrest made in slaying at Santa Rita park
A man has been arrested in connection with the killing of another man Tuesday night at Santa Rita Park.
Phillip Lewis Jr., 34, was booked into Pima County jail on suspicion of second degree murder as well as a felony warrant for a probation violation, Sgt. Kimberly Bay said in a Tucson police news release.
About 8:30 p.m. Tuesday officers went to the park on East 22nd Street after reports of an assault.
Police say the victim and Lewis were acquaintances who had previous arguments and fights.
On Tuesday the victim and Lewis fought after the victim approached him and the woman as they sat on a concrete bench. During the brawl the victim was stabbed.
The name of the victim has not been released while police work to notify his family.
