UPDATE 10:25 a.m., July 14
An interim complaint said the stabbing death of Joshua Francisco at Reid Park was over drinking.
According to the complaint, Francisco and his girlfriend were drinking in the park, when they were approached by Ramsey King. Neither knew King, but they quickly became acquainted and began drinking together.
King walked to a nearby Circle K to buy more alcohol, then went back to Francisco and his girlfriend.
The two had stopped drinking, which, the girlfriend said in the complaint, made King mad.
King jumped up, then Francisco jumped up, the complaint said. The girlfriend saw King make a punch motion toward Francisco. She pushed King away, and when she did, she saw King had a knife. She then saw that Francisco was stabbed in the chest, the complaint said.
King fled and Francisco was transported to a nearby hospital, where he died from his injuries.
The girlfriend told officers at the scene that King left his backpack behind, a red metal-framed hiking backpack. Officers found medication prescribed to King in the bag. A phone was also located.
A search warrant for the phone showed it belonged to King, and included a selfie-style photo of him wearing the backpack.
King was located and stated he was at Reid Park over the weekend.
He said he left his bag on a Sun Tran bus on the morning of the Fourth of July.
He told detectives he was grilling at Reid Park on the day of the stabbing, but was with his friends and left when it was still daylight out.
He said he had no knowledge of the stabbing and made comments about binge drinking and not remembering things after 2-3 drinks.
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UPDATE 2:34 P.M. July 11:
On July 10, Tucson Police Homicide Detectives arrested 33-year-old Ramsey Waylon King for the Midtown stabbing that left one man dead.
Detectives identified a possible suspect and released a description to patrol officers. On July 10, the possible suspect, King, was found by officers and interviewed by homicide detectives.
King was charged with First Degree Murder after detectives spoke with King and conducted follow-up interviews.
Officers took King to the Pima County Jail, where he is being held on a $1,000,000 bond.
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UPDATE 3:31 p.m. July 3:
Tucson Police have identified the man who died in hospital Wednesday after being stabbed near Reid Park as 36-year-old Joshua Julian Francisco.
According to a TPD news release, units responded to reports of a stabbing in the area of South Country Club Road and East 22nd Street. Upon arrival, they found Francisco in the southwest portion of Reid Park with stab wounds.
Francisco was transported to the hospital, where he died from his injuries.
The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to call, 911 or 88-CRIME.
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A stabbing near a Circle K in midtown Tucson has turned into a homicide investigation, according to Tucson Police.
Officers responded to reports of a stabbing near the intersection of Country Club Road and 22nd Street.
Police confirm the victim was taken to the hospital but later died from their injuries.
TPD says detectives are now leading the investigation. No suspect has been located as of Wednesday evening, and details remain limited.
This is a developing story. Stay with KGUN 9 for updates.
