Rolando Rene Garcia was 45 when his body was found near the railroad tracks in the 5100 block of South Fletcher Avenue in Tucson on the morning of July 6, 2021, showing signs of trauma. The discovery was recorded as Tucson’s 42nd homicide of the year.

Police identified and arrested a 35-year-old suspect, Jose Quintero, at a residence in the 400 block of East Thoroughbred Street. Quintero was charged with second-degree murder, kidnapping, and abandoning a dead body in connection with Garcia’s death.

Rolando was born July 16, 1975, to Maria Esther Garcia and Robert Silva Garcia and was the father of five children: Rolando Rene Garcia Jr., Steven Garcia, Sabrina Garcia, Natalie Garcia, and Ana Rose Garcia. Family remembered him for hunting, fishing, golfing, baseball, working on electronics and bikes, and his ability to make people laugh. A visitation and Rosary were held July 15, 2021, followed by Mass at Santa Monica Parish on July 16.

If anyone has information about what happened that morning near South Fletcher Avenue, please come forward.