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Marana police arrest 19-year-old armed suspect on northwest side

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MARANA, Ariz. — The Marana Police Department have arrested an armed suspect Sunday.

The suspect was allegedly involved in a shooting in Texas and was believed to have several felony warrants, according to MPD. Upon discovering that, the suspect fled on foot in the area of Ina and Thornydale roads to a nearby neighborhood.

Police say the suspect then barricaded himself in an uninvolved individual's utility shed. After a brief standoff, the suspect was arrested by the Pima Regional SWAT team.

The suspect was believed to be armed with stolen firearms, according to MPD. The weapons were recovered.

The suspect has been identified as 19-year-old Bronzson Holland.

He was booked in to the Pima County Jail for his warrants and possession of a stolen vehicle.

Arizona Department of Public Safety troopers also assisted in the search.

The investigation remains ongoing.