On April 7, 2020, 18-year-old Tyler Thomas, a White male, was shot and killed in a shopping center parking lot at South Houghton Road and East Rita Road in Tucson, Arizona. The meeting that led to the shooting had been arranged in advance between two groups who knew each other and were involved in a dispute tied to a drug transaction.

According to reports, people from both groups rode together in a vehicle where an altercation erupted. At least one person from each side was armed; multiple shots were fired during a struggle and Thomas was struck several times. Another occupant of the car sustained minor gunshot injuries. First responders found Thomas with obvious gunshot trauma and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Two 17-year-old suspects, Troy Hughes and James I. Schuermann, were identified and arrested in connection with the killing and charged with first-degree felony murder, armed robbery, and aggravated robbery. The shooting was determined not to be random, since those involved were acquainted beforehand.

Did anyone in Tucson recognize this dispute or know more about the people involved in that meeting?