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TPD: Suspect in custody after barricade situation near midtown

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Posted at 8:02 PM, Jan 15, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-16 18:24:46-05

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Tucson police are investigating a barricade situation near midtown Friday night.

Officers responded to the area of 800 block of E. Wetmore Road, where a suspect connected to a homicide, barricaded himself inside a vehicle, TPD says.

The suspect was identified as 40-year-old Dallas Lelyn Combs, police say. After several hours, Combs peacefully surrendered and was taken into custody, according to TPD.

Combs was booked into Pima County Jail on his felony warrant and charged with First-Degree Murder.