On August 8, police arrested two 18-year-old suspects tied to separate shootings earlier this year after a foot chase involving local law enforcement.

According to the Tucson Police Department (TPD), members of the Eastside Community Response Team (CRT) located a Dodge Durango believed to be connected to the incidents. Inside the vehicle were two men, one of whom is currently on probation for a prior weapons violation.

Officers monitored the suspects as they entered a convenience store. When a patrol unit arrived in the parking lot, both men fled through a side exit.

Following a short foot pursuit, the Organized Crime Division Enforcement Unit (ODE) and CRT officers arrested both suspects. During the arrest, officers recovered two firearms, one found in a suspects waistband and another

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