A social visit in Tucson’s Midtown neighborhood ended in a deadly shooting on the evening of October 5, 2025. Officers answered a report of a shooting shortly after 8:30 p.m. in the 3000 block of North Cherry Avenue and found 26-year-old Josiah Bee-Reece in a courtyard with a gunshot wound. Despite on-scene life-saving efforts, he was pronounced dead.

Homicide detectives say Bee-Reece had been at the residence to socialize with the occupant, a 36-year-old woman. An altercation between them inside the home escalated and the woman fired one shot that struck and fatally wounded Bee-Reece. She was identified at the scene as the suspected shooter but was not immediately taken into custody. The Tucson Police Department will present the case to the Pima County Attorney’s Office and the investigation is ongoing.

If anyone was at the gathering or saw activity in the 3000 block of North Cherry Avenue that evening, please share what was observed with investigators.