An unidentified juvenile shot and killed one of three people trying to rob him at gunpoint Monday night on Tucson's southwest side, authorities say.
Just after 6 p.m. deputies were called to a home near South Camino De La Tierra and West Los Reales Road following a reported shooting, the Pima County Sheriff's Department said in a news release.
While details are sparse, investigators say preliminary findings indicate the minor shot two of three people during a struggle as the trio tried to rob him at gunpoint, the release said.
One person was shot and killed.
A second person, a juvenile, was taken by an alleged accomplice to a hospital with injuries described as not life threatening, the release said. He was eventually taken to into the Pima County Juvenile Detention Complex.
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The third alleged robber has not been located.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Pima County Sheriff's Department at 520-351-4900 or 88-CRIME, the anonymous tip line.
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