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On the night of June 24, 1992, a robbery at the El Grande Market on East 36th Street in Tucson left three people shot; 32-year-old Raymond F. Arriola was among the victims. Police were called after witnesses heard sounds like firecrackers; inside the store they found manager Fred Gee and his uncle Zwan Wong deceased, and Arriola critically wounded. He was transported to a hospital but died in the ambulance and was unable to identify his attackers.

Investigators initially questioned four teenagers who were released. Over time three suspects were charged: Andre Minnitt, Christopher McCrimmon, and Martin Raul Soto-Fong. The case produced multiple trials, overturned convictions, and allegations of prosecutorial and investigative misconduct. Prosecutors described the motive as a robbery that escalated to extreme violence and said the victims, including Arriola, were shot execution-style. Soto-Fong had formerly worked at the market and knew its closing procedures.

Does anyone have information about Arriola or the El Grande Market on that night?