UPDATE - 1:31 p.m., June 1
An interim complaint on Ibrahim Kafi sheds more light on what happened that led to his arrest, Sunday morning.
According to the complaint, Pima County Sheriff's deputies responded to reports of shots heard at 3 a.m. They arrived to find a large party that was subsequently dispersed.
At 5:38 a.m., deputies responded to a second report of shots heard in the same location. They arrived to find three people walking down the driveway of the residence toward the deputies. One was Kafi.
Deputies detained two of them. Kafi stopped and began walking back up the driveway, away from deputies, the complaint said.
Deputies commanded Kafi to take his hands out of his pockets. Kafi began to run away.
During the chase, Kafi produced a handgun, the complaint said. He continued to run into a desert area. Deputies gave commands for him to get on the ground, but Kafi continued running.
a deputy fired his service pistol during the pursuit, the complaint said. Kafi continued into the desert and the chase ended.
A handgun was found in the desert where Kafi was seen fleeing.
He was arrested at around 5:30 p.m. on the same day near 22nd Street and South Alvernon.
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UPDATE - 9:00 P.M.
PCSD says its detectives assigned to the Fugitive Investigative Unit took Kafi into custody at around 5:30 p.m. near E. 22nd Street and S. Alvernon Way.
According to the sheriff's department, Kafi was not injured during the shooting. He is being booked into the Pima County Adult Detention Complex on charges of weapons misconduct involving possession of a prohibited weapon, disorderly conduct involving the reckless display of a firearm and resisting arrest.
Multiple agencies are working on the investigation.
In a press release, PCSD states, "The Tucson Police Department is conducting the criminal investigation into this incident as part of the Pima Regional Critical Incident Team. PCSD will conduct a separate, parallel administrative investigation, which is standard practice for all use-of-force incidents."
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UPDATE - 3:45 P.M.
PCSD says the incident happened shortly after 5:30 a.m. when deputies from the department's San Xavier District responded to reported shots fired heard at a property on Naomi Road.
According to PCSD, deputies made contact with three males as they left the driveway entrance of the property. Deputies say one of the three then started to run, which turned into a pursuit. As he was running, PCSD says he took out a handgun, and a deputy-involved shooting occurred.
Deputies says they lost visual of the suspect as he continued to flee on foot north into a desert area.
The Pima County Regional SWAT Team and multiple PCSD K-9 Units responded to the scene in an attempt to locate the subject but were unsuccessful.
PCSD says no deputies or other community members were injured during the incident, and it is currently unknown if the suspect was injured during this incident.
The suspect has been identified as 18-year-old Ibrahim Mutwakil Kafi, who is described as a black male, approximately 6’0” tall, and weighs 140 pounds. If you see Kafi or have any information on his whereabouts, PCSD says please do not approach him and call 911 immediately.
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The Pima County Sheriff's Department (PCSD) says a deputy-involved shooting took place Sunday morning near West Naomi Road and South Kinney Road.
Deputies are still looking for a male suspect.
PCSD sent out a community alert on Facebook around 10 a.m., saying, “The Pima Regional Critical Incident Team has been activated for a deputy-involved shooting near 6900 W. Naomi Rd.”
The department says a media briefing will be held to share more about what happened.
Anyone with information on the outstanding suspect is asked to call 911.
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