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Murder #15
Spring 2021
Update:
Man arrested in connection with fatal shooting at Tucson apartment complex
· Feb 18, 2022 Updated Feb 18, 2022
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A man has been arrested in connection to a fatal shooting on Tucson’s north side.
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On Wednesday, 18-year-old Koby Evan Dylan Kemp was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Rene Romero, 42.
On Feb. 12, officers were called to the parking lot of an apartment complex, at 102. W. Roger Road, near North Oracle Road, where they found Romero in a vehicle with gunshot trauma.
Romero was taken to Banner University Medical Center and later died due to his injuries, police said. No other injuries were reported at the scene.
Detectives believe that a dispute took place in the parking lot prior to the shooting.
Koby Evan Dylan Kemp
Courtesy of Tucson Police Department
Man shot to death at apartment complex on Tucson's north side
Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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A man was shot to death on Tucson’s north side Saturday morning.
Rene Romero, 42, succumbed to his injuries and died at Banner-University Medical Center, Tucson Police said.
On Feb. 12, around 9:20 a.m., police received several 911 calls reporting a shooting and a possible victim in a vehicle. When officers arrived at the rear parking lot of an apartment complex, located at 102 W. Roger Road, near Oracle Road, they found Romero in a vehicle with gunshot trauma.
Romero was then taken to Banner UMC with life-threatening injuries, police said. No other injuries were reported.
Detectives believe that a dispute took place in the parking lot prior to the shooting.
