Two men were arrested in connection to a fatal shooting that happened at a west-side park in August.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ police identified Armando Ruiz-Valencia, 30, and Sergio Guillermo Urquidez, 39, as the suspects in the killing of Elmer Tarazon, 38.
On Oct. 3, Ruiz-Valencia was found and detained in Nogales, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, police said. The following day, Urquidez was found on ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥â€™s south side. Both men were booked into the Pima County jail and charged on suspicion of first-degree murder.
On Aug. 22, officers arrived at Joaquin Murrieta Park, 1400 N. Silverbell Road, and found Tarazon with gunshot trauma, police said. He was taken to Banner-University Medical Center where he later died.
Investigators believe Tarazon was in a verbal argument with someone before the shooting.
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Jamie Donnelly covers breaking news for the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥. Contact her via e-mail at jdonnelly@tucson.com
