TUCSON, Ariz. — The Tucson Police Department announced Tuesday that officers have arrested four teenagers who were allegedly involved in a shooting that killed a University of Arizona student.
Erin Jones, 20, was fatally shot at an off-campus party on April 28. Three others were wounded in the shooting.
Within the last week, Tucson police have arrested three 17-year-olds and 18-year-old Estevan Garcia for allegedly being involved in the deadly shooting.
Police believe the four suspects drove to the party location on 5th Street to find and shoot another group of people who were not related to University of Arizona students attending the party.
One of the weapons used in the shooting was recovered by police on May 8 as investigators were working to identify the suspects. Nearly 200 interviews were conducted by police throughout the investigation.
The suspects are now facing charges of murder and drive-by shooting.
Police said there are still outstanding subjects related to the incident and the investigation continues.
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How big is Maricopa County?
Maricopa County is the United States’ 4th largest county in terms of population with 4,485,414 people, according to the 2020 Census.
The county contains around 63% of Arizona’s population and is 9,224 square miles. That makes the county larger than seven U.S. states (Rhode Island, Delaware, Connecticut, Hawaii, New Jersey, Massachusetts and New Hampshire).
One of the largest park systems in the nation is also located in Maricopa County. The county has an estimated 120,000 acres of open space parks that includes hundreds of miles of trails, nature centers and campgrounds.
The county’s seat is located in Phoenix, which is also the state capital and the census-designated 5th most populous city in the United States.
The county was named after the Maricopa, or Piipaash, Native American Tribe.
