UPDATE - 11/26
After investigations 26-year-old Christopher Canez has been identified as the suspect in the hit-and-run incident.
The victim has been identified as 53-year-old Christopher Bechtel.
Canez was taken into custody on November 21 and charged with Hit and Run with Injury/Death.
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UPDATE 9:57 a.m.
A news release issued by Tucson Police Department said the hit-and-run happened shortly after 10 p.m. at East Broadway Bouldevard and North Montego Drive, just east of North Kolb Road.
An adult male was in the roadway near an unmarked crosswalk when he was struck by a vehicle traveling west on Broadway in the curb lane, the news release said.
The driver left the scene before first responders arrived, the news release said.
The investigation is ongoing.
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A pedestrian was killed in a Sunday night hit-and-run on the Eastside at Broadway and Kolb, according to Tucson Police.
The adult man was declared dead at the scene. Police are still working to identify the victim.
TPD says right now they do not have a description of the vehicle.
This is a developing story. Stay with KGUN 9 for updates as more information becomes available.
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