Murders In Tucson 2018
TPD investigated 53 murders in 2018, which is up from 47 in 2017. Police Chief Chris Magnus says few cases involved a random act between a victim and a complete stranger. In 2018, 53 murders were reported and investigated by TPD, with three committed on the last three days of the year.
Last year, it was 47. On , Homicide Detectives located and arrested 16-year-old Aaron Rodriguez in the 7900 block of East Broadway Boulevard. All three suspects were arrested without incident and were booked into the Pima County Jail.
On , 16-year-old Amonn Sandoval went to the park for a meeting that spiraled into deadly violence. He, along with 21-year-old Matthew Favela and 16-year-old Carlos Ross, would not survive the encounter. Arrest data includes all arrests from 2018 to date made by the Tucson Police Department, all associated charges, and all available arrestee demographic information.
The Tucson Police Department is investigating a triple homicide involving Matthew Favela, age 21, Carlos Ross, age 16, and Amonn Sandoval, age 16 that occurred Thursday evening on Tucsons East Side. TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) A group of teens were charged and sentenced in relation to the murders of three others at Lakeside Park in 2018.
Why did murders increase in 2018? There were 53 murders in Tucson in 2018 (47 in 2017), an increase of 6 over the prior year. Why did murders increase? We dont know. Even in cities where homicides decreased in 2018, no one can say with certainty why it happened.
Tucson police arrested three teens in connection with the shooting and killing of three people at Lakeside Park in November. The Tucson Police Department is investigating an apparent murder/suicide that occurred on Tucsons East Side involving 52-year-old Yolanda Eberts and 48-year-old Bryant Smith.
