UPDATE (12:39 p.m., March 13): According to the interim complaint submitted on the shooting, Tucson Police tracked down Cedeno, in part, because of the personalized license plate and Hello Kitty sticker on the back of the vehicle he was driving.
According to the complaint, the victim vehicle was attempting to shift into the same lane that the suspect and a passenger was in, but the suspect kept speeding up, not allowing them to move over.
The victim car eventually shifted lanes behind the suspect's vehicle. They noticed the vehicle had a personalized license plate and a distinct Hello Kitty sticker in the back windshield.
The victim's vehicle made a turn onto Golf Links and the suspect vehicle also turned onto Golf Links, accelerating to get beside the victim's vehicle.
Cedeno was then described in the interim complaint as pulling out a handgun and pointing it at the victim vehicle. He shoots the gun, the complaint said.
Two of the victims in the car then realized they had both been shot in the leg.
The victim vehicle turned around and stopped at a business to call 911.
One of the victims had a gunshot wound to her left leg. The other had a wound to her right leg.
The victims were able to describe the vehicle by the personalized plate, HATHER, and the Hello Kitty sticker, the complaint said. The plate led TPD to a 2008 Toyota Sequoia, registered to a nearby home.
The vehicle was backed into the carport, the complaint said.
The passenger of the suspect vehicle was seen leaving the residence and was detained. She told officers that Cedeno was inside the residence and had shot at someone during a road rage incident. She told officers that she had removed the plate and the sticker.
The residence was contained, the news release said. Cedeno was detained by police. Post Miranda, Cedeno admitted to involvement in the road rage incident, the complaint said. He claimed that during the incident that an occupant from the other vehicle had a gun and Cedeno heard a shot before he fired, the complaint said.
The victims denied anyone in the vehicle had any weapons, the complaint said.
A search warrant was served on the home and investigators found a 9mm Taurus handgun.
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UPDATE (5:50 p.m.): New information from Tucson Police reveals that the suspect accused of shooting two victims near the intersection of Kolb and Golf Links was located and taken into custody shortly after the incident took place at 9:30 a.m. this morning.
The suspect, identified as 29-year-old David Anthony Cedeno was arrested and charged with five counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon; two counts of aggravated assault with serious physical injury; one count of drive by shooting; one count of discharging a firearm within city limits; and one count of discharging a firearm at an occupied structure, with the vehicle being considered a structure.
The investigation is ongoing.
UPDATE (3:23 p.m.): In response to a request for confirmation that the victims were Palo Verde Magnet High School students, Tucson Unified School District issued the following statement:
"Palo Verde Magnet High School and TUSD administration have been notified of an off-campus incident. Our primary focus is the safety and privacy of all individuals. Please refer all questions to Tucson Police Department."
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Two people were wounded in what Tucson Police are calling a likely road rage incident.
Police say two people were shot in an incident near Kolb and Golf Links. They have been transported to the hospital.
A pick-up truck apparently related to the case ended up at a Grease Monkey oil change on the southeast corner of the intersection.
A block-long section of Golf Links is closed immediately west of Kolb. The area surrounded by crime scene tape includes a bus shelter.
KGUN 9 has been told that location figures into this case.
