Lionel Daniel Mathews, 21, was found fatally shot around 1:00 a.m. on July 19, 2023 in the 3000 block of South 6th Avenue in South Tucson, Arizona. Officers from the South Tucson Police Department located Mathews with gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department took the lead in the homicide investigation; detectives processed the scene, collected evidence, and began interviewing witnesses the same day.

Detectives identified a suspect, Christopher Rodriguez, and obtained an arrest warrant charging him with first-degree murder and possessing a weapon as a prohibited possessor, warning he was considered armed and dangerous. On July 21, 2023, law enforcement located and arrested Rodriguez at a Tucson residence; he was booked into the Pima County Adult Detention Complex.

If anyone saw Lionel or has information about the shooting, please share what is known.