Emmanuel Loya, 35, was fatally shot on the south side of Tucson on the night of Friday, August 22, 2025. Police responded to reports of gunfire around 9:15 p.m. in the 5200 block of South Champion Stravenue, and St. Mary’s Hospital notified officers that a man with a gunshot wound had been brought there by a private vehicle. Loya was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Homicide detectives processed the scene, canvassed the neighborhood and investigated the vehicle that transported Loya to the hospital. Initially no suspect or motive had been identified and police appealed to the public for information. On Tuesday, September 2, 2025, Tucson police arrested 35-year-old Jose Enrique Cureses; he was booked into the Pima County jail and charged with first-degree murder and armed robbery, with bond set at $1 million.

Friends and family remember Loya as a beloved son, brother and friend, and a fundraiser was started to help with funeral and memorial expenses. Did anyone in the Tucson area see or hear anything in the 5200 block of South Champion Stravenue on the night of August 22 that could help investigators?