Crime & Safety
Tucson Police Investigating Fatal East-Side Shooting
The Tucson Police Department is investigating after a man was fatally shot on Tucson's east side on Wednesday afternoon.
TUCSON, AZ — The Tucson Police Department is investigating after a man died from a gun shot on Tucson's east side.
Officers were called to a shooting at the 7400 block of East 22nd Street, near Prudence Road, just after 3 p.m on Wednesday. They discovered an adult man with signs of gun shot trauma. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. His name has not been released, but he was 31.
The investigation is in its early stages and no arrest has been made, according to the department, but police believe that two men exchanged gunfire.
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