On the evening of April 3, 2024, 18-year-old Alex Junior Medina was shot while seated in a vehicle near Jacob’s Park in Tucson. A teenage female was riding with him and was not injured. Medina was found in front of a business in the 1200 block of W. Miracle Mile and taken to Banner University Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.

Tucson Police Department homicide detectives determined the shooting actually occurred in the 1000 block of W. Lind Street, near Jacobs Park. Forensic work led investigators to obtain search warrants for two West Side residences, executed on April 9 with Community Response Teams. A 16-year-old, identified in reports as Fabian Nelson Boteo, was named as the suspect, interviewed and charged with first-degree murder; he was booked into the Pima County Jail on a $1,000,000 bond. The investigation remains ongoing.

If anyone saw activity near Jacobs Park or the 1000 block of W. Lind Street that evening, or has other information, please contact Tucson Police.