Second suspect from fatal shooting in downtown Tucson arrested

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TUCSON, Arizona (KOLD News 13) – The second suspect in a fatal shootout and rampage in Tucson has been arrested.

On Thursday April 29th, Tucson police announced that 19-year-old Alexis Enrique Diaz had been taken into custody. Luis Alberto Garcia, 21, was arrested late Monday night at a hotel in Block 600 on East Wetmore Road.

Both are related to the fatal shooting of Mark Edward Doe, 52, early Sunday morning in a downtown parking garage.

Alexis Enrique Diaz, 19, is alleged to be in connection with a robbery and fatal shootout in downtown Tucson on Sunday, April 25.(Pima County Sheriffs Department)Luis Alberto Garcia, 21, is alleged to be in connection with a robbery and fatal shootout in downtown Tucson on Sunday, April 25.(Tucson Police Department)

Garcia is charged with first degree murder, aggravated assault with a gun, aggravated police officer, robbery, car theft and vandalism.

Diaz is charged with first degree murder, drive-by shooting, car theft, aggravated robbery and attempted robbery.

According to the Arizona Department of Justice, Garcia has a violent history and was released from prison less than a week before the fatal shooting. In 2018 he was sentenced to six months for trespassing, in 2019 to six months for attempted gun crime and in 2020 to 1 1/2 years for grievous bodily harm and gun crime.

In prison, Garcia was found guilty of fighting, threats, attacks on staff, disorderly behavior and disregard of orders.

Diaz and Garcia were wanted for the shooting and a number of other crimes.

It started around 2 a.m. on Sunday when Doe was shot dead in the multi-story parking garage at 345 East Congress Street.

According to several witnesses, Garcia and Diaz tried to rob several victims in the garage. After several attempts, the suspects hijacked a white Nissan pickup truck and rammed several vehicles as it drove to the exit.

Officials believe Doe was shot after he and several others confronted the suspects. There were no other injuries in the parking garage.

Several hours later, detectives discovered the stolen pickup near East Speedway and Fourth Avenue, and the driver refused to stop.

As the chase neared the 4000 block on East 22nd Street, several shots were fired from the truck at the officers. The officers did not return fire, but continued the persecution.

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After leaving the truck in a parking lot, officers learned that the suspects fled on foot to a nearby apartment complex.

SWAT was called to the scene and searched the area, but the suspects were not found.

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