TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Tucson Police confirmed on Sunday they arrested an 18-year-old for a Southside homicide which left two dead in December 2025.
TPD says they identified Jose Mendez-Torres as the suspect in the case, which stemmed from a shooting on Dec. 27, 2025, when one man and a teen were pronounced dead at the scene near South Naco Vista and E Granito Vista.
Mendez-Torres is facing two counts of first-degree murder among other charges, and has been booked into the Pima County Jail.
The investigation is still ongoing, anyone with more information is asked to call 911 or 88-CRIME.
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