Christopher Moreno was shot and killed in the early morning hours of August 18, 2020. The 32-year-old was found unresponsive with apparent gunshot trauma near a Motel 6 at 1010 S. Freeway Road on Tucson’s South Side; police located him at the intersection of West 22nd Street and South Osborne Avenue after a female acquaintance who had been trying to transport him stopped to call for help. Tucson Fire Department personnel took over medical aid, but Moreno was pronounced dead at the scene.

Homicide detectives were called to investigate, and police said details were limited while they followed up on leads. Immediately after the shooting there were no suspects in custody; no subsequent public announcements about arrests or suspect identifications have been reported. If anyone was in the area that morning or has information about Moreno or the shooting, please come forward to Tucson police.