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On the evening of February 25, 2021, a fatal shooting in Tucson, Arizona, killed 42-year-old Luis Rafael Lopez, a Hispanic man. The shooting occurred about 6 p.m. near East Michigan Street and South Contractors Way while Lopez was driving southbound on Contractors Way with a passenger. A passing vehicle approached at high speed and fired shots that struck Lopez. He was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries and later died; the passenger was not harmed.

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department opened an investigation and identified 35-year-old Mario Obregon as a suspect. On the morning of March 3, 2021, officers located and arrested Obregon, who was booked into the Pima County Adult Detention Center and charged with first-degree murder and aggravated assault. Investigators also released a description of a white, late 1990s or early 2000s Hyundai Sonata with distinctive markings and asked the public for information.

If anyone saw the vehicle or has information about the shooting near East Michigan Street and South Contractors Way that evening, please share what you know.