Jeffrey Allen Ferri Jr., 31, was shot and killed in Tucson in the early morning hours of Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2020. Officers responding to a call on the city’s east side near E. Rocky Vista Drive found Ferri inside his vehicle with a fatal gunshot wound. Tucson Police Department detectives from the Violent Crimes Unit say Ferri had been visiting a friend in the area; after he left and was seated in his car, witnesses reported hearing gunfire and he was soon discovered mortally wounded.

Despite immediate aid from officers and Tucson Fire Department personnel, Ferri died at the scene. Investigators processed the scene, interviewed witnesses and urged anyone with information to contact police or 88-CRIME.

If anyone was in the Rocky Vista Drive area that Thanksgiving morning or has information about Ferri’s death, please contact the Tucson Police Department.